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sodium hypochlorite
Also known as bleach, antiformin, hypochlorite sodium, sodium oxychloride, hypochlorous acid, sodium salt
chemical compound
Chemical data
- Formula
- ClNaO
- Molecular weight
- 74.44 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- sodium hypochlorite
- SMILES
- [O-]Cl.[Na+]
- InChIKey
- SUKJFIGYRHOWBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- Polar surface area
- 23.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Sodium hypochlorite is an alkaline inorganic chemical compound with the formula NaOCl (also written as NaClO). It is commonly known in a dilute aqueous solution as bleach or chlorine bleach. It is the sodium salt of hypochlorous acid, consisting of sodium cations (Na) and hypochlorite anions (OCl, also written as OCl and ClO).
The anhydrous compound is unstable and may decompose explosively. It can be crystallized as a pentahydrate NaOCl·5H2O, a pale greenish-yellow solid which is not explosive and is stable if kept refrigerated.