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Calcium hypochlorite

technical grade

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Linear Formula:
Ca(OCl)2
CAS Number:
7778-54-3
Molecular Weight:
142.98
NACRES:
NA.55
PubChem Substance ID:
329752091
UNSPSC Code:
12352300
EC Number:
231-908-7
MDL number:
MFCD00010900
Grade:
technical grade
Form:
powder or granules, solid
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grade

technical grade

Quality Segment

100

form

powder or granules, solid

composition

available chlorine, 65%

reaction suitability

reagent type: oxidant

concentration

≥65% (chlorine titration by Na2S2O3)

mp

100 °C (lit.)

density

2.35 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

ClO[Ca]OCl

InChI

1S/Ca.2ClO/c;2*1-2/q+2;2*-1

InChI key

ZKQDCIXGCQPQNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Calcium hypochlorite has oxidizing properties. It participates as an oxidant in the preparation of diamine-benzoquinone polymers.
Calcium hypochlorite is generally used for water disinfection and as a bleaching agent.

Application

Calcium hypochlorite may be used as an oxidant for the following conversions:
  • aldehydes to the corresponding acids
  • primary aliphatic alcohols to methyl esters
  • aliphatic primary alcohols to the corresponding carboxylic acids
Calcium hypochlorite may be used in the following conversions:
  • aldehydes to the corresponding acids
  • primary aliphatic alcohols to methyl esters
  • primary benzyl alcohols to methyl benzoates
  • propargylic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones

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Storage Class

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B

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EUH031

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