In organic chemistry terms the difference between alane and carbaalane
is that alane is any organic derivative of this compound while carbaalane is any of a class alanes having alkyne substituents e.g. Al(C≡C-R)3
As nouns the difference between alane and carbaalane
is that alane is aluminium hydride, AlH3carbaalane is any of a class alanes having alkyne substituents e.g. Al(C≡C-R)3
alane
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(inorganic compound) aluminium hydride, AlH3
(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 -AlH2 group would be alanyl which is already used as a derivative of alanine.
carbaalane
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(organic chemistry) Any of a class alanes having alkyne substituents e.g. Al(C?C-R)3
Related terms
* carbaalanate