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Trichlorogermanate is the inorganic anion with the formula GeCl3. It is the chloride adduct of germanium dichloride:

GeCl2 + Cl → GeCl3 The anion can be isolated as a quaternary ammonium salt. The anion is similar to trichlorostannate (SnCl3). The anion is pyramidal according to X-ray crystallography with Cl-Ge-Cl angle of about 95° and Ge-Cl distance of 232 pm.

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