nitrogen trichloride

Also known as Agene, NCl3, [NCl3], nitrogen chloride, trichloramine, nitrogen(III) chloride, trichlorine nitride

chemical compound

Chemical data

Formula: Cl3N
Molecular weight: 120.36 g/mol
SMILES: N(Cl)(Cl)Cl
InChIKey: QEHKBHWEUPXBCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 2.6
Polar surface area: 3.2 Å²
H-bond donors: 0
H-bond acceptors: 1
Formal charge: 0

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Wikidata facts

Mass: 118.91
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Commons category: Nitrogen trichloride
canonical SMILES: N(Cl)(Cl)Cl
chemical formula: Cl₃N

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Nitrogen trichloride, also known as trichloramine, is the chemical compound with the formula NCl3. This yellow, oily, and explosive liquid is most commonly encountered as a product of chemical reactions between ammonia-derivatives and chlorine (for example, in swimming pools). Alongside monochloramine and dichloramine, trichloramine is responsible for the distinctive 'chlorine smell' associated with swimming pools, where the compound is readily formed as a product from hypochlorous acid reacting with ammonia and other nitrogenous substances in the water, such as urea from urine.

Preparation and occurrence