phosphanes 

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The saturated hydrides of tervalent phosphorus having the general formula PnHn+2. Individual members having an unbranched phosphorus chain are named phosphane, diphosphane, triphosphane, etc. The name of a saturated hydride of phosphorus wherein one or more phosphorus atoms have a bonding number of 5 is formed by prefixing locants and λ5 symbols to the name of the corresponding phosphane. Hydrocarbyl derivatives of PH3 belong to the class phosphines.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. (Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1357 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'phosphanes' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04548 RIS BibTex EndNote
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