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Parent hydride
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Chemistry/SrNqkGVm">chemistry</a>, a parent hydride in <a href="/facts/IUPAC_nomenclature/pepvzNun">IUPAC nomenclature</a> refers to a <a href="/facts/Main_group/2AG3QxJl">main group</a> compound with the formula AH<i>n</i>, where A is a main group element. The names of parent hydrides end with <i>-ane</i>, analogous with the <a href="/facts/Alkane/Qam7Hvmf">nomenclature for alkanes</a>. <a href="/facts/Derivative_(chemistry)/JYcbLkbm">Derivatives</a> of parent hydrides are named by appending prefixes or suffixes to the name of the parent hydride to indicate the <a href="/facts/Substituent/6y9IE6G0">substituents</a> that replace the hydrogen atoms. </p><p>Parent hydrides are used in both the <a href="/facts/IUPAC_nomenclature_of_organic_chemistry/ElygYu14">organic nomenclature</a>, and <a href="/facts/IUPAC_nomenclature_of_inorganic_chemistry/nzfwwsdG">inorganic nomenclature</a> systems. </p> Parent hydride names for group 13-17 elements (with standard bond numbers)<table><tbody><tr><th>13</th><th>14</th><th><a href="/facts/Pnictogen_hydride/Mqw7WW03">15</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Hydrogen_chalcogenide/pNCrhmwX">16</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Hydrogen_halide/avUQ6Nwy">17</a></th></tr><tr><td>BH3, <a href="/facts/Borane/pHQMPw5r">borane</a></td><td>CH4, <a href="/facts/Methane/kBHneYnh">methane</a>*</td><td>NH3, <a href="/facts/Azane/hRSo5EbY">azane</a> (<a href="/facts/Ammonia/MtLtJFtz">ammonia</a>)*</td><td>OH2, <a href="/facts/Oxidane/FFsl65l1">oxidane</a> (water)*</td><td>FH, <a href="/facts/Fluorane/XfQxlqR6">fluorane</a> (hydrogen fluoride)*</td></tr><tr><td>AlH3, <a href="/facts/Alumane/fprkHPdh">alumane</a> (aluminum hydride)</td><td>SiH4, <a href="/facts/Silane/XNevDLgE">silane</a>*</td><td>PH3, <a href="/facts/Phosphane/aYysn5TS">phosphane</a> (phosphine)*</td><td>SH2, <a href="/facts/Sulfane/UbCqjMMk">sulfane</a> (hydrogen sulfide)*</td><td>ClH, <a href="/facts/Chlorane/7Wzkhomd">chlorane</a> (hydrogen chloride)*</td></tr><tr><td>GaH3, <a href="/facts/Gallane/Qe4912xs">gallane</a></td><td>GeH4, <a href="/facts/Germane/BDKb4Wxl">germane</a>*</td><td>AsH3, arsane (arsine)*</td><td>SeH2, selane (hydrogen selenide)*</td><td>BrH, bromane (hydrogen bromide)*</td></tr><tr><td>InH3, <a href="/facts/Indigane/kQhl8UQH">indigane</a></td><td>SnH4, <a href="/facts/Stannane/aWHjxRe2">stannane</a>*</td><td>SbH3, <a href="/facts/Stibane/8QlRphHB">stibane</a></td><td>TeH2, <a href="/facts/Tellane/o2AH0udB">tellane</a> (hydrogen telluride)*</td><td>IH, <a href="/facts/Iodane/LKTfRyQe">iodane</a> (hydrogen iodide)*</td></tr><tr><td>TlH3, <a href="/facts/Thallane/ppH4gh2b">thallane</a></td><td>PbH4, <a href="/facts/Plumbane/n0G111W4">plumbane</a></td><td>BiH3, <a href="/facts/Bismuthane/msE9Cj5C">bismuthane</a></td><td>PoH2, polane</td><td>AtH, astatane</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>*extensive body of chemistry </p>