XI — The Reaction between Sodamide and Hydrogen

Abstract

In some experiments on sodamide carried out at 200°, in which an attempt was made to use hydrogen as an indifierent atmosphere, it was found that a slow but constant evolution of ammonia took place. The sodamide being isolated from the glass tube in which it was heated, by silver foil, the formation of ammonia could not be due to a reaction between the glass and the sodamide.