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Calcium hypochlorite

technical grade

• Linear Formula: Ca(OCl)₂
• CAS Number: 7778-54-3
• Molecular Weight: 142.98
• EC Number: 231-908-7
• MDL number: MFCD00010900
• PubChem Substance ID: 329752091
• NACRES: NA.55

Properties

• grade: technical grade
• Quality Level: 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

Description

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

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS03,GHS05,GHS07,GHS09
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H272 - H302 - H314 - H400
• Precautionary Statements: P210 - P260 - P273 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Ox. Sol. 2 - Skin Corr. 1B
• Supplementary Hazards: EUH031
• Storage Class Code: 5.1A - Strongly oxidizing hazardous materials
• WGK: WGK 2