Calcium hypochlorite
SIGALD/211389 - technical grade
CAS Number: 7778-54-3
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): CaCl2O2
Molecular Weight: 142.98
EC Number: 231-908-7
MDL Number: MFCD00010900
Linear Formula: Ca(OCl)2
Product Type: Chemical
| composition | available chlorine, 65% |
| concentration | ≥65% (chlorine titration by Na2S2O3) |
| density | 2.35 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | powder or granules |
| solid | |
| grade | technical grade |
| InChI | 1S/Ca.2ClO/c;2*1-2/q+2;2* |
| InChI key | ZKQDCIXGCQPQNV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 100 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| reaction suitability | reagent type: oxidant |
| SMILES string | ClO[Ca]OCl |
| 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 |
| Application: | 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 |
| General description: | Calcium hypochlorite has oxidizing properties. It participates as an oxidant in the preparation of diamine-benzoquinone polymers. |
| General description: | Calcium hypochlorite is generally used for water disinfection and as a bleaching agent. |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 250 g in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 5 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() ![]() 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 Codes | O,C,N |
| Risk Statements | 8-22-31-34-50 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36/37/39-45-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1748PSN1 5.1 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 2 |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH031 |
| mp | 100 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 2.35 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352300 |





