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211389

Sigma-Aldrich

Calcium hypochlorite

technical grade

Linear Formula:
Ca(OCl)2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
142.98
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.55

grade

technical grade

Quality Level

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

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grade

technical grade

grade

-

grade

ACS reagent

grade

analytical standard

assay

≥65% chlorine basis (by Na2S2O3, titration)

assay

-

assay

≥95.0%

assay

-

form

powder or granules, solid

form

tablet

form

powder

form

-

mp

100 °C (lit.)

mp

100 °C

mp

-

mp

550 °C (decomposition)

density

2.35 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

2.35 g/cm3 at 20 °C

density

2.24 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

density

2.24 g/cm3 at 20 °C

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

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

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

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

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

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