
Sodium Hypochlorite
Sodium hypochlorite is an 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. It has a role as a bleaching agent and a disinfectant. It contains a hypochlorite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- sodium hypochlorite
- Molecular formula
- ClNaO
- Molecular weight
- 74.44 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 73.9535366 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 23.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:32146
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1334078
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8021276
- PubMed:37149095
- PubMed:25614581
- PubMed:23551508
- PubMed:22083529
- PubMed:16406784
- PubMed:14723943
- PubMed:2993438
- PubMed:1572932
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