Nitrogen trichloride

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    10025-85-1

    Molecular formula
    Cl3N

    SMILES
    N(Cl)(Cl)Cl

  • Odor profile

    Odorless 57.55%
    Fishy 47.35%
    Sweet 26.39%
    Ripe 22.53%
    Cheesy 20.54%
    Animal 16.25%
    Oily 16.25%
    Musty 13.7%
    Fresh 13.59%
    Alcoholic 13.48%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.6

    pKa est.
    0.85 (strong acid)

    Molecular weight
    120.36 g/mol

    Melting point expt.

    • -40 °C
    • -40 °F

    Boiling point

    • 71 °C
    • 160 °F

    Flash point est.
    55.48 ˚C

    Solubility expt.

    • Insoluble in water
    • Insoluble in cold water; decomposes in hot water
    • Soluble in carbon disulfide, benzene, carbon tetrachloride
    • Soluble in trichloromethane
    • Soluble in phosphorus trichloride

  • Synonyms

    • Nitrogen trichloride
    • Trichloramine
    • NITROGEN CHLORIDE
    • Agene
    • Trichlorine nitride
    • Chlorine nitride
    • 10025-85-1
    • trichloroazane
    • NCl3
    • trichloridonitrogen
    • Nitrogen chloride (NCl3)
    • UNII-VA681HRW8W
    • EINECS 233-045-1
    • VA681HRW8W
    • Nitrogen trichloride [Forbidden]
    • [NCl3]
    • DTXSID4074938
    • CHEBI:37382
    • HSDB 8469
    • (NCl3)
    • trichloroamine
    • NITROGEN CHLORIDE [MI]
    • DTXCID0032491
    • DB14645
    • Q409473
    • 233-045-1

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 171.99
    methanol 212.22
    isopropanol 161.99
    water 12.44
    ethyl acetate 120.43
    n-propanol 137.24
    acetone 289.42
    n-butanol 133.57
    acetonitrile 132.41
    DMF 722.07
    toluene 106.6
    isobutanol 109.96
    1,4-dioxane 256.09
    methyl acetate 137.18
    THF 463.36
    2-butanone 174.18
    n-pentanol 89.18
    sec-butanol 135.33
    n-hexane 45.85
    ethylene glycol 75.9
    NMP 541.96
    cyclohexane 72.19
    DMSO 606.72
    n-butyl acetate 97.12
    n-octanol 78.98
    chloroform 275.17
    n-propyl acetate 85.29
    acetic acid 180.87
    dichloromethane 245.75
    cyclohexanone 229.48
    propylene glycol 75.71
    isopropyl acetate 97.8
    DMAc 527.48
    2-ethoxyethanol 143.94
    isopentanol 110.92
    n-heptane 43.06
    ethyl formate 107.42
    1,2-dichloroethane 171.26
    n-hexanol 93.62
    2-methoxyethanol 267.53
    isobutyl acetate 62.86
    tetrachloromethane 98.22
    n-pentyl acetate 92.93
    transcutol 208.64
    n-heptanol 78.93
    ethylbenzene 56.03
    MIBK 107.4
    2-propoxyethanol 161.04
    tert-butanol 207.96
    MTBE 172.22
    2-butoxyethanol 127.26
    propionic acid 113.46
    o-xylene 90.96
    formic acid 104.1
    diethyl ether 170.74
    m-xylene 80.49
    p-xylene 79.03
    chlorobenzene 113.65
    dimethyl carbonate 104.93
    n-octane 24.48
    formamide 148.8
    cyclopentanone 303.23
    2-pentanone 156.29
    anisole 113.29
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 201.29
    gamma-butyrolactone 279.57
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 224.58
    pyridine 219.81
    3-pentanone 134.48
    furfural 281.47
    n-dodecane 18.7
    diethylene glycol 145.91
    diisopropyl ether 77.25
    tert-amyl alcohol 163.94
    acetylacetone 183.85
    n-hexadecane 20.47
    acetophenone 112.83
    methyl propionate 137.78
    isopentyl acetate 86.77
    trichloroethylene 257.28
    n-nonanol 71.76
    cyclohexanol 140.9
    benzyl alcohol 95.68
    2-ethylhexanol 68.31
    isooctanol 67.53
    dipropyl ether 107.1
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 109.96
    ethyl lactate 62.46
    propylene carbonate 156.86
    n-methylformamide 216.02
    2-pentanol 110.36
    n-pentane 60.76
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 131.34
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 110.62
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 108.96
    mesitylene 62.68
    ε-caprolactone 170.57
    p-cymene 54.51
    epichlorohydrin 242.54
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 183.65
    2-aminoethanol 102.17
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 385.14
    sulfolane 409.3
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 33.21
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 262.96
    n-hexyl acetate 103.73
    isooctane 25.91
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 127.48
    sec-butyl acetate 65.46
    tert-butyl acetate 121.95
    decalin 29.64
    glycerin 111.14
    diglyme 228.4
    acrylic acid 123.53
    isopropyl myristate 59.96
    n-butyric acid 136.68
    acetyl acetate 95.12
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 61.31
    ethyl propionate 84.23
    nitromethane 249.35
    1,2-diethoxyethane 112.94
    benzonitrile 105.54
    trioctyl phosphate 51.28
    1-bromopropane 136.66
    gamma-valerolactone 308.14
    n-decanol 58.23
    triethyl phosphate 61.22
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 71.03
    propionitrile 104.31
    vinylene carbonate 140.5
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 216.86
    DMS 91.22
    cumene 46.89
    2-octanol 69.07
    2-hexanone 101.86
    octyl acetate 74.43
    limonene 77.6
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 245.83
    ethyl orthosilicate 63.0
    tributyl phosphate 54.5
    diacetone alcohol 148.13
    N,N-dimethylaniline 116.74
    acrylonitrile 133.13
    aniline 129.56
    1,3-propanediol 133.06
    bromobenzene 113.37
    dibromomethane 192.28
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 238.09
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 75.43
    tetrabutyl urea 82.56
    diisobutyl methanol 60.66
    2-phenylethanol 89.27
    styrene 71.23
    dioctyl adipate 79.72
    dimethyl sulfate 195.31
    ethyl butyrate 84.7
    methyl lactate 103.21
    butyl lactate 80.81
    diethyl carbonate 62.63
    propanediol butyl ether 108.22
    triethyl orthoformate 77.82
    p-tert-butyltoluene 61.52
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 128.78
    morpholine 275.01
    tert-butylamine 151.31
    n-dodecanol 50.03
    dimethoxymethane 339.76
    ethylene carbonate 114.74
    cyrene 120.74
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 101.17
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 75.96
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 126.79
    4-methylpyridine 219.45
    dibutyl ether 82.18
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 60.66
    DEF 222.71
    dimethyl isosorbide 178.74
    tetrachloroethylene 184.92
    eugenol 124.36
    triacetin 100.1
    span 80 114.97
    1,4-butanediol 61.73
    1,1-dichloroethane 172.88
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 78.25
    methyl formate 172.01
    2-methyl-1-butanol 106.88
    n-decane 27.21
    butyronitrile 108.24
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 66.18
    1-chlorooctane 61.05
    1-chlorotetradecane 35.23
    n-nonane 27.69
    undecane 21.72
    tert-butylcyclohexane 30.91
    cyclooctane 30.13
    cyclopentanol 174.02
    tetrahydropyran 220.75
    tert-amyl methyl ether 147.49
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 180.39
    1-hexene 81.82
    2-isopropoxyethanol 107.88
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 99.86
    methyl butyrate 103.99

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