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Silane vs Oligosilane - What's the difference?

silane | oligosilane |

As nouns the difference between silane and oligosilane

is that silane is any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4oligosilane is any polysilane with a relatively low number of silane units.

silane

English

(wikipedia silane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4
  • (inorganic chemistry) monosilane ()

    • Derived terms

    *silanyl *halosilane *hydrosilane *organosilane * silyl, monosilanyl

    Related terms

    * silene * silenyl * silyne * silynyl * disilane * disilene * disilyne

    See also

    * alkane, the carbon hydride analogs to silanes

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    oligosilane

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any polysilane with a relatively low number of silane units