See also: Phosphoramides. Phosphoramide is a chemical compound with the molecular formula . It is a derivative of phosphoric acid in which each of the hydroxyl groups have been replaced with an amino group. In bulk, the compound is a white solid which is soluble in polar solvents.
Phosphoramide arises from the reaction of phosphoryl chloride with ammonia. In moist air, it hydrolyzes to an ammonium salt:
It reacts with sodium hydroxide with loss of ammonia:[1]
The related thiophosphoryl triamide compound was made from the reaction of thiophosphoryl chloride with ammonia.
See main article: Phosphoramides. Phosphoramide is also the parent compound for a range of derivatives called phosphoramides. An example compound is the polar solvent hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA).