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Propagermanium (INN)((CAS: 12758-40-6), also known by a variety of other names including bis(2-carboxyethylgermanium) sesquioxide and 2-carboxyethylgermasesquioxane, is an organometallic compound of germanium that is sold as an alternative medicine. It is a polymeric compound with the formula ((HOOCCH2CH2Ge)2O3)n. The compound was first synthesized in 1967 at the Asai Germanium Research Institute in Japan. It is a water-soluble organogermanium compound used as raw material in health foods. The compound displays low toxicity in studies with rats.
| CAS Number | 12758-40-6 |
| Synonyms | Propagermanium； REPAGERMANIUM |
| Molecular Formula | C6H10Ge2O7 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| Storage | -80°C |
| IUPAC Name | 3-[[2-carboxyethyl(oxo)germyl]oxy-oxogermyl]propanoic acid |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C6H10Ge2O7/c9-5(10)1-3-7(13)15-8(14)4-2-6(11)12/h1-4H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12) |
| InChIKey | XEABSBMNTNXEJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C(C[Ge](=O)O[Ge](=O)CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O |
