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Alane vs Dialane - What's the difference?

alane | dialane |

In inorganic compound terms the difference between alane and dialane

is that alane is aluminium hydride, AlH3dialane is the aluminium hydride Al2H6 that is a dimer of alane found only at low temperatures.

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.

    dialane

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (inorganic compound) The aluminium hydride Al2H6 that is a dimer of alane found only at low temperatures

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