hypochlorous acid

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q407318
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hypochlorous acid

Summary

hypochlorous acid is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (693 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • hypochlorous acid is credited with the discovery of Antoine Jérôme Balard[3].
  • hypochlorous acid's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • hypochlorous acid's chemical structure is recorded as Hypochlorige Säure.svg[5].
  • hypochlorous acid's GND ID is recorded as 4405010-0[6].
  • hypochlorous acid's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 7790-92-3[7].
  • hypochlorous acid's EC number is recorded as 232-232-5[8].
  • hypochlorous acid's canonical SMILES is recorded as OCl[9].
  • hypochlorous acid's InChI is recorded as InChI=1S/ClHO/c1-2/h2H[10].
  • hypochlorous acid's InChIKey is recorded as QWPPOHNGKGFGJK-UHFFFAOYSA-N[11].
  • hypochlorous acid's chemical formula is recorded as ClHO[12].
  • hypochlorous acid's subclass of is recorded as hypohalous acids[13].
  • hypochlorous acid's subclass of is recorded as chlorine oxoacid[14].
  • hypochlorous acid's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001107859[15].
  • hypochlorous acid's part of is recorded as hypochlorous acid metabolic process[16].
  • hypochlorous acid's part of is recorded as hypochlorous acid biosynthetic process[17].
  • hypochlorous acid's part of is recorded as hypochlorous acid catabolic process[18].
  • hypochlorous acid's part of is recorded as response to hypochlorite[19].
  • hypochlorous acid's part of is recorded as hypochlorite binding[20].
  • hypochlorous acid's has use is recorded as chlorine-releasing compound[21].
  • hypochlorous acid's Commons category is recorded as Hypochlorous acid[22].
  • hypochlorous acid's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D006997[23].
  • hypochlorous acid's has part is recorded as hydrogen[24].
  • hypochlorous acid's has part is recorded as oxygen[25].
  • hypochlorous acid's has part is recorded as chlorine[26].
  • hypochlorous acid's ChEMBL ID is recorded as CHEMBL1616046[27].

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Works and Contributions

hypochlorous acid is credited with the discovery of Antoine Jérôme Balard[3].

Why It Matters

hypochlorous acid ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (693 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q24500397. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . commonchemistry.cas.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ChEMBL. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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