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Saturated silicon hydrides, analogues of the @A00222@; i.e. compounds of the general formula SinH2n+2. Silanes may be subdivided into silane, oligosilanes and polysilanes. Note @H02891@ derivatives and other derivatives are often referred to loosely as silanes.
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PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1365 [Terms] [Paper]