Structured Summary
Abstract
An oxyacid of chlorine (HClO) containing monovalent chlorine that acts as an oxidizing or reducing agent.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- ClHO
- Molecular Weight
- 52.46 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 7790-92-3
- IUPAC Name
- hypochlorous acid
- InChIKey
- QWPPOHNGKGFGJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- OCl
- MeSH Unique ID
- D006997
- Source
- PubChem CID 24341
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Classification
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Hypochlorite
- Hypochlorous Acids
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
94; was HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS 1975-93 (see under ACIDS 1975-76); HYPOCHLOROUS ACID was (NM) 1982-93
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Previous Indexing
- Sodium Hypochlorite (1966-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hypochlorous Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006997. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006997
- Hypochlorous Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochlorous_acid
- Hypochlorous Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q407318
- Hypochlorous Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 24341. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24341