In
chemistry
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, a parent hydride in
IUPAC nomenclature
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refers to a
main group
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compound with the formula , where A is a main group element. The names of parent hydrides end with ''-ane'', analogous with the
nomenclature for alkanes.
Derivatives
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of parent hydrides are named by appending prefixes or suffixes to the name of the parent hydride to indicate the
substituent
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s that replace the hydrogen atoms.
Parent hydrides are used in both the
organic nomenclature
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, and
inorganic nomenclature
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systems.
Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry IUPAC Recommendations 2005
(Red Book) Par. IR-6 ''Parent Hydride Names and Substitutive Nomenclature'' - Full text PDF
*extensive body of chemistry
Reactions and structure
Parent hydrides are useful reference compounds, but many are nonexistent or unstable. Group III parent hydrides exist only under extraordinary conditions. Borane dimerizes irreversibly. Gallane and heavier congeners polymerize, sometimes with loss of hydrogen. Plumbane and bismuthane, stibane, indane, thallane are unstable.
See also
*Borderline hydrides
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*Hydride
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*Preferred IUPAC name
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