Chemistry:Dichloramine-T

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Dichloramine-T
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
N,N-Dichloro-4-methylbenzene-1-sulfonamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 207-462-4
UNII
Properties
C7H7Cl2NO2S
Molar mass 240.10 g·mol−1
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS03: OxidizingGHS07: Harmful
GHS Signal word Danger
H271, H315, H319, H335
P210, P220, P221, P261, P264, P271, P280, P283, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P306+360, P312, P321, P332+313, P337+313, P362, P370+378, P371+380+375, P403+233, P405, P501
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Dichloramine-T or N,N-Dichloro-p-toluenesulfonamide is a chemical used as a disinfectant starting at the beginning of the 20th century. The chemical contains toluene substituted by a sulfonamide grouping, which in turn has two chlorine atoms attached to the nitrogen.

Production

Dichloramine-T was first made by Frederick Daniel Chattaway in 1905.[1] Dichloramine-T can be made from para-toluenesulfonamide and bleaching powder, or chlorine.[2]

Properties

Dichloramine-T degrades with exposure to light or air.[3]


References

  1. Chattaway, Frederick Daniel (1905). "XIX.—Nitrogen halogen derivatives of the sulphonamides". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 87: 145–171. doi:10.1039/CT9058700145. https://zenodo.org/record/1865714. 
  2. "Fibroid Disease of Bursae". British Medical Journal: 867. 30 June 1917. https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/1/2948/867.full.pdf. 
  3. Kattamuri, Padmanabha V.; Li, Guigen (2013). "N,N-Dichloro-4-methylbenzenesulfonamide [Dichloramine-T]". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rn01485. ISBN 978-0471936237.