Chemistry:Dialane

Dialane
Names
	IUPAC name Dialumane(6)
	Other names Dialumane, dialane
Identifiers
CAS Number	12004-30-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/Al2H6/c1-3-2-4-1/h1-2H2;
	SMILES [AlH2]1[H][AlH2][H]1;
Properties
Chemical formula	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).
	Infobox references

Dialane is an unstable compound of aluminium and hydrogen with formula Al₂H₆.^[1]^[2]^[3] 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.^[2]

References

↑ Tian, Shan Xi (May 2005). "Dialane Anion: Three-Center Two-Electron or Two-Center One-Electron Bonded". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 109 (20): 4428–4430. doi:10.1021/jp051479q.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Andrews, Lester; Wang, Xuefeng (28 March 2003). "The Infrared Spectrum of Al 2 H 6 in Solid Hydrogen". Science 299 (5615): 2049–2052. doi:10.1126/science.1082456.
↑ Goebbert, Daniel J.; Hernandez, Heriberto; Francisco, Joseph S.; Wenthold, Paul G. (24 August 2005). "The Binding Energy and Bonding in Dialane". Journal of the American Chemical Society 127 (33): 11684–11689. doi:10.1021/ja0424070.