sodamide a white crystalline compound used as a dehydrating agent, as a chemical reagent, and in making sodium cyanide. Formula NaNH 2Also called sodium amide.

Application

Sodium amide is used in the industrial production of indigo, hydrazine, and sodium cyanide. It is the reagent of choice for the drying of ammonia (liquid or gaseous) and is also widely used as a strong base in organic chemistry, often in liquid ammonia solution.