Saturated silicon-nitrogen hydrides, having straight or branched chains. They are
analogous in structure to
siloxanes with
–NH– replacing
–O–
, e.g.
H3SiNHSiH2NHSiH3
trisilazane.
By extension
hydrocarbyl derivatives are commonly included.
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1307
(Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on
structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995))
on page 1366