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CHEBI:32146 - sodium hypochlorite

ChEBI IDCHEBI:32146
ChEBI Namesodium hypochlorite
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DefinitionAn inorganic sodium salt in which hypochlorite is the counterion. It is used as a bleaching and disinfecting agent and is commonly found in household bleach.
Last Modified31 July 2020
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FormulaClO.Na
Net Charge0
Average Mass74.442
Monoisotopic Mass73.95354
SMILES[Na+].[O-]Cl
InChIInChI=1S/ClO.Na/c1-2;/q-1;+1
InChIKeySUKJFIGYRHOWBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
disinfectant  An antimicrobial agent that is applied to non-living objects to destroy harmful microorganisms or to inhibit their activity.
Application:
bleaching agent  A reagent that lightens or whitens a substrate through chemical reaction. Bleaching reactions usually involve oxidative or reductive processes that degrade colour systems. Bleaching can occur by destroying one or more of the double bonds in the conjugated chain, by cleaving the conjugated chain, or by oxidation of one of the other moieties in the conjugated chain. Their reactivity results in many bleaches having strong bactericidal, disinfecting, and sterilising properties.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
sodium hypochlorite (CHEBI:32146) has part hypochlorite (CHEBI:29222)
sodium hypochlorite (CHEBI:32146) has role bleaching agent (CHEBI:132717)
sodium hypochlorite (CHEBI:32146) has role disinfectant (CHEBI:48219)
sodium hypochlorite (CHEBI:32146) is a inorganic sodium salt (CHEBI:38702)
IUPAC Name 
sodium hypochlorite
Synonyms  Source
NaOClChemIDplus
NaClOChemIDplus
Sodium oxychlorideChemIDplus
Hypochlorous acid, sodium saltChemIDplus
Hypochlorite sodiumChemIDplus
Brand Name  Source
TexantKEGG DRUG
Manual XrefsDatabases
D01711KEGG DRUG
Sodium_hypochloriteWikipedia
1493PPDB
FDB015395FooDB
DBSALT001517DrugBank
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:11342986Reaxys
CAS:7681-52-9NIST Chemistry WebBook
CAS:7681-52-9ChemIDplus
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