• Alane

    Full definition of alane

    Noun

    alane

    (plural alanes)
    1. (inorganic compound) aluminium hydride, AlH3
    2. (organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound

    Usage notes

    This is the current IUPAC name, but is to be replaced by alumane because the systematically derived name of the -AlH

    2 group would be alanyl which is already used as a derivative of alanine.

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