alane (plural alanes)
(inorganic compound) aluminium hydride, AlH3
(organic chemistry) Any organic derivative of this compound
• 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.
• Leana, aneal
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13 June 2025
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