Dichloramine

Identifiers

CAS Number

3400-09-7^N

ChemSpider

69389^Y

Jmol interactive 3D

InChI=1S/Cl2HN/c1-3-2/h3H^Y
Key: JSYGRUBHOCKMGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
InChI=1/Cl2HN/c1-3-2/h3H
Key: JSYGRUBHOCKMGQ-UHFFFAOYAB

SMILES

ClNCl

Properties

Chemical formula

Cl₂HN

Molar mass

85.92 g·mol⁻¹

Appearance

yellow gas^[1]

Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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Infobox references

Dichloramine is a reactive inorganic compound. It has the formula N H Cl₂. The yellow gas is unstable and reacts with many materials.^[1] It is formed by a reaction between ammonia and chlorine or sodium hypochlorite. It is a byproduct formed during the synthesis of chloramine and nitrogen trichloride.

Synthesis

Dichloramine can be prepared by a reaction between chloramine and chlorine or sodium hypochlorite:^[1]

\mathrm{NH_2Cl + Cl_2 \longrightarrow NHCl_2 + HCl}

References

1 2 3 Holleman-Wiberg: Lehrbuch der Anorganischen Chemie, 102. Auflage, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-017770-1.

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