Editing Nitrogen trichloride (section)

==Preparation and occurrence==
The compound is generated by treatment of [[ammonium chloride]] with [[calcium hypochlorite]]. When prepared in an aqueous-dichloromethane mixture, the trichloramine is extracted into the nonaqueous phase.<ref name=OS>{{cite journal |doi=10.15227/orgsyn.048.0004 |title=1-Amino-1-Methylcyclohexane |journal=Organic Syntheses |date=1968 |volume=48 |page=4|first1=Peter|last1=Kovacic|first2=Sohan S.|last2=Chaudhary }}</ref> Intermediates in this conversion include [[monochloramine]] and [[dichloramine]], {{chem2|NH2Cl}} and {{chem2|NHCl2}}, respectively.

Nitrogen trichloride, trademarked as [[Agene process|Agene]], was at one time used to bleach [[flour]],<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1002/jsfa.2740060906| title = Some effects of oxygen on the mixing of bread doughs| journal = Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture| volume = 6| issue = 9| pages = 501–511| year = 1955| last1 = Hawthorn| first1 = J.| last2 = Todd| first2 = J. P.| bibcode = 1955JSFA....6..501H}}</ref> but this practice was banned in the United States in 1949 due to safety concerns.