|
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 5 symbols to the name of the corresponding phosphane. CNOC, Treatment of variable valence in organic nomenclature (lambda convention), PAC 56, 769-778 (1984) Rule Lm-1. GNOC Recom. R-2.1, R-2.2. Hydrocarbyl derivatives of PH3 belong to the class phosphines.
|
