hypochlorous acid , 99.7% , 7790-92-3
PRODUCT Properties
| Boiling point: | 125-130 °C(Press: 11 Torr) |
| Density | 1.1655 g/cm3 |
| solubility | soluble in H2O |
| pka | pK (25°) 7.49 |
| form | stable only in solution |
| color | green-yellow; stable
only in aqueous solution |
| PH | pKa1= 7.47(25℃) |
| LogP | 0.710 (est) |
Description and Uses
Hypochlorous acid [7790-92-3], HOCl, Mr 52.5, is only moderately stable in aqueous solution. It is colorless when dilute and yellowish at higher concentrations. Hypochlorous acid is one of the most powerful oxidizing agents known. Hypochlorous acid solution decomposes exothermically. The main decomposition products are hydrochloric acid and oxygen.
Disinfectant. Because of its instability, hypochlorous acid is not used extensively as an oxidizing or bleaching agent. It was used mainly in the water treatment industry for slime control, for treatment of drinking water, and for sterilization of swimming pools. These applications have now been taken over by the more stable hypochlorites.
Safety
| RIDADR | 3139 |
| HazardClass | 5.1 |
| PackingGroup | II |
