Saturated silicon-nitrogen hydrides, having straight or branched chains. They are analogous in structure to siloxanes with
–NH– replacing
–O– , e.g.
H3SiNHSiH2NHSiH3 trisilazane. By extension hydrocarbyl derivatives are commonly included.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1366 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)