Dialane

Names IUPAC name

Dialumane(6)

Other names

Dialumane, dialane

Identifiers

CAS Number

12004-30-7

3D model (JSmol)

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InChI

InChI=1S/Al2H6/c1-3-2-4-1/h1-2H2

SMILES

[AlH2]1[H][AlH2][H]1

Properties

Chemical formula

Al₂H₆Molar mass60.011 g·mol

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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.