Explosives nitrogen trichloride

Heating must be terminated when two-thirds of the nitrate has decomposed since explosive nitrogen trichloride may be formed from traces of ammonium chloride impurity. 

A liquid chlorine tank was kept cool by a refrigeration system that used CFCs. In 1976 the local management decided to use ammonia instead. Management w as unaware that ammonia and chlorine react to form explosive nitrogen trichloride. Some of the armnonia leaked into the chlorine, and the nitrogen trichloride that was formed exploded in a pipeline... 

Urea reacts with sodium hypochlorite or calcium hypochlorite to form explosive nitrogen trichloride. 

Electrolysis of sodium chloride in presence of nitrogenous compounds to produce chlorine may lead to formation of explosive nitrogen trichloride. Precautions are detailed. 

R Based on sodium hypochlorite solution MSDS. Generates heat and toxic vapors can form explosive nitrogen trichloride under certain conditions... 

Khattak, M. A., Engineering Horizons (Pakistan), 1991, (Aug.), 33 Chlorine reacts with ammonia and compounds to form the treacherously explosive nitrogen trichloride. A change was made to ammonia as refrigerant in the production of liquid chlorine some months later minor explosions when transferring the chlorine... 

Contact above 0°C of excess chlorine or a chlorinating agent with aqueous ammonia, ammonium salts or a compound containing a hydrolysable amino-derivative, or electrolysis of ammonium chloride solution produces the highly endothermic (AHf (g) +230.1 kJ/mol, 1.91 kJ/g) and explosive nitrogen trichloride as a water-insoluble yellow oil [1,2,3]. Detonation at constant volume generates 5,500 Bar maximum pressure and 2,100°C maximum temperature. As a vapour it decomposes explosively at pressures as low as 1 mBar and may sensitise flammable gas mixtures even as a... 

Nitrogen Compounds. Mixtures of ammonia and chlorine are explosive hydrazine and hydroxylamine ignite in chlorine.21"24 Formation of the dangerously explosive nitrogen trichloride is possible during chlorination of alkylthiuronium salts.25 Aziridine readily forms the explosive N-chloro derivative.26 Chlorination of sulfamic acid or acidic ammonium chloride solutions can give the powerfully explosive oil, nitrogen trichloride.27... 

Ammonium Chloride. Electrolysis of mixtures of NH4C1 and HCN can form explosive nitrogen trichloride.4... 

SAFETY PROFILE Poison by subcutaneous, intravenous, and intramuscular routes. Moderately toxic by other routes. A severe eye irritant. Mutation data reported. Explosive reaction with potassium chlorate or bromine trifluoride. Violent reaction (ignition) with bromine pentafluoride, NH4, NO3, and IF7. Reaction with hydrogen cyanide may give the explosive nitrogen trichloride. When heated... 

Electrolysis of mixtures with nitrogen compounds may form the explosive nitrogen trichloride. Reaction with burning lithium forms the dangerously reactive sodium. The molten salt at 1100° reacts explosively with water. Violent reaction with... 

SAFETY PROFILE Moderately toxic by intravenous and subcutaneous routes. Human reproducdve effects by intraplacental route fertility effects. Experimental reproducdve effects. Human mutadon data reported. A human skin irritant. Quesdonable carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic and neoplasdgenic data. Reacts with sodium hypochlorite or calcium hypochlorite to form the explosive nitrogen trichloride. Incompadble with NaN02, P2CI5, nitrosyl perchlorate. Preparadon of the N-labeled urea is hazardous. When heated to decomposidon it emits toxic fumes of NOx. 

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