CaCl2O2
142.98 g/mol
Industrial ChemicalDanger
CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
CAS7778-54-3EC231-908-7
Category
Industrial Chemical
Compound Class
Inorganic Salt
Primary Use
water disinfectant and bleaching agent
Calcium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound primarily used as a water disinfectant and bleaching agent. It is widely applied for swimming pool sanitation and other water treatment processes, as well as in industrial settings for disinfection, mildew control, and bleaching textiles and paper.
swimming pool sanitationwater treatment disinfectionbleaching of textiles and paper
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Related Compounds
StrongSame Parent
Sodium hypochlorite
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Safety Reference
Danger
H272May intensify fire; oxidizer
H302Harmful if swallowed
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H271May cause fire or explosion; strong oxidizer
H318Causes serious eye damage
H330Fatal if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H371May cause damage to organs
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
H313May be harmful in contact with skin
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
calcium dihypochlorite
InChIKey
ZKQDCIXGCQPQNV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
[O-]Cl.[O-]Cl.[Ca+2]
Synonyms (33)
- B-K powder
- Bleaching powder
- Bleaching powder(DOT) (VAN)
- CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE
- Calcium chlorohydrochlorite
- Calcium chlorohypochloride
- Calcium hypochloride
- Calcium oxychloride
- Caporit
- Caswell No. 145
- Chemichlon G
- Chemichlor G
- Chloride of lime
- Chloride of lime(DOT)
- Chlorine of lime
- Chlorolime chemical
- HTH (bleaching agent)
- Hipoclorito calcico
- Hipoclorito calcico [Spanish]
- Hypochlorite de calcium
- Lime chloride
- Losantin
- Pittchlor
- Pittcide
- Pittclor
- Sentry
- Solvox KS
- T-Eusol
- calcium dihypochlorite