
Hypochlorous Acid
Hypochlorous acid is a chlorine oxoacid with formula HOCl; a weak, unstable acid, it is the active form of chlorine in water. It has a role as an EC 3.1.1.7 (acetylcholinesterase) inhibitor, an EC 2.5.1.18 (glutathione transferase) inhibitor and a human metabolite. It is a member of reactive oxygen species and a chlorine oxoacid. It is a conjugate acid of a hypochlorite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- hypochlorous acid
- Molecular formula
- ClHO
- Molecular weight
- 52.46 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 51.9715923 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.3
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:24757
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1616046
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3036737
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.