Molecule: hypochlorous acid

A chlorine oxoacid with formula HOCl; a weak, unstable acid, it is the active form of chlorine in water.
Synonyms for hypochlorous acid :
Chlor(I)-saeure
HClO
HOCl
[ClOH]
hypochloric acid
hypochlorige Saeure
hypochlorous acid
Molecular Formula: ClHO
Molecular wt: 52.46004 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: OCl
InChIKey: QWPPOHNGKGFGJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/ClHO/c1-2/h2H
CHEBI:24757
Sample reactions for this molecule:
Hypochlorous acid and nitrite react to nitryl chloride (NO2Cl)
Membrane-bound myeloperoxidase (MPO) produces hypochlorous acid (HOCl)
Myeloperoxidase (MPO) produces hypochlorous acid (HOCl)
Hypochlorous acid (HOCL) oxidizes Cys residues to form Cys-sulfenyl chloride
Hypochlorous acid (HOCL) reacts with Lys residue to form Lys-monochloramine
Hypochlorous acid (HOCL) reacts with Lys-monochloramine