Analysis of organogermanium compounds by field desorption (FD) ionization using JMS-T100GC “AccuTOF™ GC” [GC-TOFMS Application]

Organogermanium compounds are organometallic compounds containing a carbon to germanium chemical bond. Germanium shares group 14 in the periodic table with silicon, tin and lead and the chemistry of organogermanium is somewhat similar to that of organosilicon compounds and organotin compounds. While metallic germanium is widely used in semiconductor devices, infrared light sensors, etc., organogermanium is advocated as a non-toxic alternative to many toxic organotin reagents. Here we report the analyses of organogermanium compounds using JMS-T100GC “AccuTOF™ GC” time-of-flight mass spectrometer.