Dialane

Dialane
Names
IUPAC name
Dialumane(6)
Other names
Dialumane, dialane
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Al2H6/c1-3-2-4-1/h1-2H2
  • [AlH2]1[H][AlH2][H]1
Properties
Al2H6
Molar mass 60.011 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Dialane is an unstable compound of aluminium and hydrogen with formula Al2H6. Dialane is unstable in that it reacts with itself to form a polymer, aluminium hydride. Isolated molecules can be stabilised and studied in solid hydrogen.