Chloramine-T

Products Name: Chloramine-T
CAS No.: 127-65-1
Molecular Formula:  C7H7ClNO2S·Na （3H2O）
Application:
Chloramine-T is used for disinfection and as an algicide, bactericide, germicide, for parasite control, and for drinking water disinfection.
The molecular structure of toluenesulfonylamide is similar to para-aminobenzoic acid, an intermediate in bacterial metabolism, which is disrupted by this sulfonamide （in the same way as by a sulfa drug）.
Therefore, chloramine-T is capable of inhibiting with bacterial growth with two mechanisms, with the phenylsulfonamide moiety and the electrophilic chlorine.
Product Description:
N-chloro tosylamide sodium salt, sold as chloramine-T, is a N-chlorinated and N-deprotonated sulfonamide used as a biocide and a mild disinfectant.
It is a white powder that gives unstable solutions with water.