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Hypochlorous acid

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Hypochlorous acid

Molecular formula: HClO CAS# 7790-92-3
Categories: Inorganic acids
PubChem CID: 24341 | ChemSpider ID: 22757 | CHEBI:24757 | DTXSID3036737 | UNII-712K4CDC10 | SCHEMBL15644 | CHEMBL1616046
Names
English:
Chlorine hydroxide
EINECS:232-232-5
Hydrogen hypochlorite
Hypochlorous acid(IUPAC) [Wiki]
[14989-30-1]
chloranol
chloric(I) acid
hydroxidochlorine

Variants of the formula:

HClO
H(+1)Cl(+1)O(-2)
H/O_(A30,L1.7)Cl
HOCl
ClOH
Elemental composition
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Reactions in which Hypochlorous acid is involved

  • NH2Cl + 2H2O <=> NH4OH + HClO
  • Cl2 + H2O -> HCl + HClO
  • 4HOCl -> 2Cl2 + O2 + 2H2O
  • NaOCl + H2O + CO2 -> NaHCO3"|v" + HOCl
  • NaClO + CH3COOH → HClO + CH3COONa