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CHEBI:142774 - nitryl chloride

ChEBI IDCHEBI:142774
ChEBI Namenitryl chloride
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DefinitionA nitro compound in which the nitrogen of the nitro group is bonded to a chlorine. It is used as a nitrating and chlorinating agent in organic synthesis.
Last Modified12 December 2018
SubmitterPeter D'Eustachio
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FormulaClNO2
Net Charge0
Average Mass81.458
Monoisotopic Mass80.96176
SMILESO=[N+]([O-])Cl
InChIInChI=1S/ClNO2/c1-2(3)4
InChIKeyHVZWVEKIQMJYIK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
oxidising agent  A substance that removes electrons from another reactant in a redox reaction.
Biological Role:
apoptosis inducer  Any substance that induces the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
Application:
reagent  A substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
nitryl chloride (CHEBI:142774) has role apoptosis inducer (CHEBI:68495)
nitryl chloride (CHEBI:142774) has role oxidising agent (CHEBI:63248)
nitryl chloride (CHEBI:142774) has role reagent (CHEBI:33893)
nitryl chloride (CHEBI:142774) is a chlorine molecular entity (CHEBI:23117)
nitryl chloride (CHEBI:142774) is a nitro compound (CHEBI:35715)
IUPAC Name 
chloro(oxo)azane oxide
Synonyms  Source
nitryl chlorideChemIDplus
ClNO2ChEBI
Registry NumbersSources
CAS:13444-90-1ChemIDplus
CAS:13444-90-1NIST Chemistry WebBook
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