Germanium tetrachloride

Drug ingredient

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 10038-98-9
US Production63.5K lbs
Import Value$99M
Import Volume28.2K lbs
Import Dependency31%
Top SourceCanada 27%

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 282739 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 282739, which covers 22 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CA 27%CanadaDE 16%GermanyAR 10%ArgentinaGB 10%United KingdomIT 7%Italy
EPA-registered manufacturers (1)
Umicore Usa
EPA-registered importers (2)
Teck Resources · CA Canada
Teck American Incorporated
1 FDA-registered drug labeler
Hahnemann Laboratories, INC.

Why It Matters

Sectors
HealthElectronicsConstruction
Downstream Uses

Appears in 1 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Germanium Muriaticum
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • •Catalyst in Non-metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (includes clay, glass, cement, concrete, lime, gypsum, and other non-metallic mineral product manufacturing) (100%)Processing as a reactant

Chemical Identity

CAS10038-98-9
PubChem CID66226
DTXSIDDTXSID1044350
FormulaCl4Ge
Mol. Weight214.4 g/mol
SMILESCl[Ge](Cl)(Cl)Cl

Data Sources

DTXSID10443502026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

662262026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/66226/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/66226.json

10038-98-92026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 10038-98-92026-04-07

https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/

Archive: data/sources/fda/ndc/ndc.json

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