ɪn lˈɪkwɪd æmˈoʊniə ɪɾ ɪz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd tə fˈɔːɹm ðɪ ɪmˈaɪd sˈiː ˌɛnˈeɪtʃ tˈuː ænd ˌɛnˈeɪtʃ fˈoːɹ ˌɛsˈeɪtʃ, bˌʌt ɐ ɹˈiːsənt ɹᵻpˈoːɹt hɐz aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd kɹˈɪstɐlˌaɪn ˌɛnˈeɪtʃ fˈoːɹ tˈuː sˈiː ˈɛs θɹˈiː ˌɛnˈeɪtʃ θɹˈiː tˈuː ˌɛnˈeɪtʃ θɹˈiː æz ɐ pɹˈɑːdʌkt wˌɪtʃ kəntˈeɪnz ðə tˌɛtɹɐhˈiːdɹəl θˌaɪoʊsˈɪlᵻkˌeɪt ˈænaɪən, sˈiː ˈɛs θɹˈiː ˌɛnˈeɪtʃ θɹˈiː.
In liquid ammonia it is reported to form the imide Si(NH)2 and NH4SH, but a recent report has identified crystalline (NH4)2[SiS3(NH3)]·2NH3 as a product which contains the tetrahedral thiosilicate anion, SiS3(NH3).