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monochloramine

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Also known as chloramine, chloroazane

Monochloramine, often called chloramine, is the chemical compound with the formula NH2Cl. Together with dichloramine (NHCl2) and nitrogen trichloride (NCl3), it is one of the three chloramines of ammonia. It is a colorless liquid at its melting point of , but it is usually handled as a dilute aqueous solution, in which form it is sometimes used as a disinfectant. Chloramine is too unstable to have its boiling point measured.

Chemical data

Formula
ClH2N
Molecular weight
51.47 g/mol
SMILES
NCl
InChIKey
QDHHCQZDFGDHMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
0.1
Polar surface area
26 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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  • Water treatment
  • Drinking water disinfection
  • Swimming pool disinfection
  • Safety
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  • Synthesis and chemical reactions
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  • Decomposition
  • Reactions
  • See also
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Monochloramine, often called chloramine, is the chemical compound with the formula NH2Cl. Together with dichloramine (NHCl2) and nitrogen trichloride (NCl3), it is one of the three chloramines of ammonia. It is a colorless liquid at its melting point of , but it is usually handled as a dilute aqueous solution, in which form it is sometimes used as a disinfectant. Chloramine is too unstable to have its boiling point measured.

==Water treatment==

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