Dichloramine

Structural formula
General
Surname	Dichloramine
Molecular formula	NHCl 2
Brief description	yellow gas
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 3400-09-7 PubChem 76939 ChemSpider 69389 Wikidata Q905694
properties
Molar mass	85.92 g mol −1
Physical state	gaseous
pK s value	approx. 7
solubility	soluble in water
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling no classification available
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Dichloramine is a chemical compound that belongs to the group of chloramines or nitrogen halides .

Occurrence

Dichloramine can be formed by the reaction of chlorine with nitrogen-containing compounds, for example in swimming pools, via monochloramine as an intermediate product.

Extraction and presentation

Dichloramine can be obtained by reacting monochloramine with chlorine or sodium hypochlorite :

${\displaystyle \mathrm {NH_{2}Cl+Cl_{2}\longrightarrow NHCl_{2}+HCl} }$

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} A. F. Holleman , E. Wiberg , N. Wiberg : Textbook of Inorganic Chemistry . 102nd edition. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-017770-1 , pp. 699-700.
2. ↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
3. ↑ Water quality of the swimming and bathing pools. Federal Environment Agency , November 13, 2013, accessed June 30, 2017 . 
4. ^ Reefkeeping.com: Randy Holmes-Farley: Chloramine and the Reef Aquarium .
5. ↑ Howard T Dryden: Trichloramine and Asthma in Swimming pools & spas - Problem solved (PDF; 217 kB) from October 1, 2006.