Trimethylgallium

Trimethylgallium
Names
IUPAC name
trimethylgallane, trimethanidogallium
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.014.452
EC Number
  • 215-897-6
  • InChI=1S/3CH3.Ga/h3*1H3; Y
    Key: XCZXGTMEAKBVPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/3CH3.Ga/h3*1H3;/rC3H9Ga/c1-4(2)3/h1-3H3
    Key: XCZXGTMEAKBVPV-YHXBHQJBAF
  • [Ga](C)(C)C
Properties
Ga(CH3)3
Molar mass 114.827 g/mol
Appearance colourless liquid
Melting point −15 °C (5 °F; 258 K)
Boiling point 55.7 °C (132.3 °F; 328.8 K)
Reacts with water
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Pyrophoric (can ignite spontaneously in air), reacts with water to release methane
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Trimethylgallium, often abbreviated to TMG or TMGa, is the organogallium compound with the formula Ga(CH3)3. It is a colorless, pyrophoric liquid. Unlike trimethylaluminium, TMG adopts a monomeric structure. When examined in detail, the monomeric units are clearly linked by multiple weak Ga---C interactions, reminiscent of the situation for trimethylindium.