Sodium amide, commonly called sodamide, is the inorganic compound with the formula NaNH₂. This solid, which is dangerously reactive toward water, is white, but commercial samples are typically gray due to the presence of small quantities of metallic iron from the manufacturing process. Such impurities do not usually affect the utility of the reagent. NaNH₂ conducts electricity in the fused state, its conductance being similar to that of NaOH in a similar state. NaNH₂ has been widely employed as a strong base in organic synthesis.