Dichloramine

Dichloramine is a reactive inorganic compound with the chemical formula NHCl2. It is one of the three chloramines of ammonia, the others being monochloramine (NH2Cl) and nitrogen trichloride (NCl3). This yellow gas is unstable and reacts with many materials. It is formed by a reaction between ammonia and chlorine or sodium hypochlorite. It is a byproduct formed during the synthesis of monochloramine and nitrogen trichloride.

Dichloramine
Names
Other names
Chlorimide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
  • InChI=1S/Cl2HN/c1-3-2/h3H Y
    Key: JSYGRUBHOCKMGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/Cl2HN/c1-3-2/h3H
    Key: JSYGRUBHOCKMGQ-UHFFFAOYAB
  • ClNCl
Properties
NHCl2
Molar mass 85.92 g·mol−1
Appearance yellow gas
Related compounds
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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