disilanide

D2I1S1I1L1A1N1I1D2E1

noun

The anion SiH₃-SiH₂⁻ derived from disilane

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noundisilanide (plural disilanides)

plural disilanides

  1. chemistryThe anion SiH₃-SiH₂⁻ derived from disilane

    This outcome certainly marks compound 2a as possessing a strong disilanide character.

    2015 July 1, Rainer Zitz et al., “Neutral “Cp-Free” Silyl-Lanthanide(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding Analysis”, in Inorganic Chemistry, volume 54, →DOI

Origin

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