Term: phosphoramides
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04566

Definition:
Compounds in which one or more of the OH groups of phosphoric acid have been replaced with an amino or substituted amino group; commonly confined to the phosphoric triamides, P(=O)(NR2)3, since replacement of one or two OH groups produces phosphoramidic acids P(=O)(OH)(NR2)2, P(=O)(OH)2(NR2).

Source: PAC, 1995, 67, 1307. 'Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactivity intermediates based on structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)' on page 1358 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199567081307)

Citation: 'phosphoramides' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04566

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