Germanium tetrafluoride

This material is a toxic gas that is somewhat similar to silicon tetrafluoride and is expected to behave in a similar fashion. See the chemical datasheet for silicon tetrafluoride for more information.

Colorless gas with an odor of garlic; [Merck Index] Fumes white in air; Pungent odor of garlic; [Matheson Tri-Gas MSDS]

Danger

H280 (18.8%): Contains gas under pressure; may explode if heated [Warning Gases under pressure]；H314 (100%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]；H318 (95.8%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]；H331 (14.6%): Toxic if inhaled [Danger Acute toxicity, inhalation]；H372 (12.5%): Causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]

P260, P261, P264, P264+P265, P270, P271, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P317, P319, P321, P363, P403+P233, P405, P410+P403, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement)

Aggregated GHS information provided per 48 reports by companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.；Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website.

A strong skin, eye, lung, and mucous membrane irritant; [Merck Index] May react with water producing toxic and corrosive gases; Causes burns; Inhalation may cause corrosive injuries to upper respiratory tract and lungs; Release of compressed gas may cause frostbite; Prolonged or repeated exposure may cause kidney and skeletal system injury; [Matheson Tri-Gas MSDS] See Silicon tetrafluoride.