A chemical compound (aluminum hydride) used in organic synthesis and as a reducing agent in laboratory and industrial chemistry.
A systematic chemical name derived from aluminum and the suffix '-ane' used for hydride compounds in chemical nomenclature, developed in the 20th century as chemistry formalized its naming system.
Alane is so reactive and useful in chemistry that researchers have spent decades perfecting how to store and use it safely—it can even be used as a rocket propellant!
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