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Term:hypochlorous acid
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Accession:CHEBI:24757 term browser browse the term     term annotations  view annotations
Definition:A weak, unstable acid with formula HOCl, which is the active form of chlorine in water.
Synonyms:exact_synonym: chloranol;   hydroxidochlorine
 related_synonym: Chlor(I)-saeure;   ClHO;   HClO;   HOCl;   InChI=1S/ClHO/c1-2/h2H;   InChIKey=QWPPOHNGKGFGJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N;   OCl;   [ClOH];   hypochloric acid;   hypochlorige Saeure
 xref_casrn: 7790-92-3
 xref: ChEMBL:1138997 "ChEMBL COMPOUND";   ChemIDplus:7790-92-3 "CAS Registry Number";   CiteXplore:15589368 "PubMed citation";   Gmelin:688 "Gmelin Registry Number"
 xref_mesh: MESH:D006997
 xref: NIST Chemistry WebBook:7790-92-3 "CAS Registry Number"
 cyclic_relationship: is_conjugate_acid_of CHEBI:29222
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
chloric acid + 
chlorous acid +
hydrogen peroxide 
hydroperoxyl
hydroxyl 
hypochlorous acid + 
A weak, unstable acid with formula HOCl, which is the active form of chlorine in water.
nitric oxide 
oxygen radical + 
ozone 
perchloric acid +
peroxynitrite
singlet dioxygen
superoxide 
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