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Calcium hypochlorite
Calcium oxychloride
Names
Other names
  • Hypochlorous acid calcium salt
  • Bleaching powder
  • Chloride of lime
Identifiers
3D model ( JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.007 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 231-908-7
KEGG
PubChem CID
RTECS number
  • NH3485000
UNII
UN number 1748 2208
  • InChI=1S/Ca.2ClO/c;2*1-2/q+2;2*-1 checkY
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  • InChI=1S/Cacl.ClO/c;1-2/q+2;2*-1
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  • Cl[O-].[Ca+2].Cl[O-]
Properties
Ca(OCl)2
Molar mass 142.98 g·mol−1
Appearance white/gray powder
Density 2.35 g/cm3 (20 °C)
Melting point 100 °C (212 °F; 373 K)
Boiling point 175 °C (347 °F; 448 K) decomposes
21 g/(100 mL) at 25 °C
Solubility reacts in alcohol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
GHS03: Oxidizing GHS05: Corrosive GHS07: Exclamation mark GHS09: Environmental hazard
Danger
H272, H302, H314, H400
P210, P220, P221, P260, P264, P270, P273, P280, P301+P312, P301+P330+P331, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P310, P321, P330, P363, P370+P378, P391, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamond Health 3: Short exposure could cause serious temporary or residual injury. E.g. chlorine gas Flammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. water Instability 1: Normally stable, but can become unstable at elevated temperatures and pressures. E.g. calcium Special hazard OX: Oxidizer. E.g. potassium perchlorate
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0
1
OX
Flash point Non-flammable
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 ( median dose)
 850 mg/kg (oral, rat)
Safety data sheet (SDS) ICSC 0638
Related compounds
Other anions
Other cations
Related compounds
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Calcium hypochlorite is an inorganic compound with chemical formula Ca( Cl O)2, also written as Ca(OCl)2. It is a white solid, although commercial samples appear yellow. It strongly smells of chlorine, owing to its slow decomposition in moist air. This compound is relatively stable as a solid and solution and has greater available chlorine than sodium hypochlorite. [1] "Pure" samples have 99.2% active chlorine. Given common industrial purity, an active chlorine content of 65-70% is typical. [2] It is the main active ingredient of commercial products called bleaching powder, [a] used for water treatment and as a bleaching agent. [3]

History

Charles Tennant and Charles Macintosh developed an industrial process in the late 18th century for the manufacture of chloride of lime, patenting it 1799. [4] Tennant's process is essentially still used today, [4] [3] and became of military importance during World War I, because calcium hypochlorite was the active ingredient in trench disinfectant. [4]

Uses

Sanitation

Calcium hypochlorite is commonly used to sanitize public swimming pools and disinfect drinking water. Generally the commercial substances are sold with a purity of 65% to 73% with other chemicals present, such as calcium chloride and calcium carbonate, resulting from the manufacturing process. In solution, calcium hypochlorite could be used as a general purpose sanitizer, [5] but due to calcium residue (making the water harder), sodium hypochlorite (bleach) is usually preferred.

Organic chemistry

Calcium hypochlorite is a general oxidizing agent and therefore finds some use in organic chemistry. [6] For instance the compound is used to cleave glycols, α-hydroxy carboxylic acids and keto acids to yield fragmented aldehydes or carboxylic acids. [7] Calcium hypochlorite can also be used in the haloform reaction to manufacture chloroform. [8] Calcium hypochlorite can be used to oxidize thiol and sulfide byproducts in organic synthesis and thereby reduce their odour and make them safe to dispose of. [9] The reagent used in organic chemistry is similar to the sanitizer at ~70% purity. [10]

Production

Calcium hypochlorite is produced industrially by treating moist slaked lime (Ca(OH)2) with chlorine. The one-step reaction is shown below: [3]

2 Cl2 + 2 Ca(OH)2 → CaCl2 + Ca(OCl)2 + 2 H2O

Industrial setups allow for the reaction to be conducted in stages to give various compositions, each producing different ratios of calcium hypochlorite, unconverted lime, and calcium chloride. [3] In one process, the chloride-rich first stage water is discarded, while the solid precipitate is dissolved in a mixture of water and lye for another round of chlorination to reach the target purity. [2] Commercial calcium hypochlorite consists of anhydrous Ca(OCl)2, dibasic calcium hypochlorite Ca3(OCl)2(OH)4 (also written as Ca(OCl)2·2Ca(OH)2), and dibasic calcium chloride Ca3Cl2(OH)4 (also written as CaCl2·2Ca(OH)2). [11] [12]

Reactions

Calcium hypochlorite reacts rapidly with acids producing calcium chloride, chlorine gas, and water:[ citation needed]

Ca(ClO)2 + 4 HCl → CaCl2 + 2 Cl2 + 2 H2O

Safety

It is a strong oxidizing agent, as it contains a hypochlorite ion at the valence +1 (redox state: Cl+1).[ citation needed]

Calcium hypochlorite should not be stored wet and hot, or near any acid, organic materials, or metals. The unhydrated form is safer to handle.[ citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ also chlorine powder, chloride of lime, chlorinated lime, "dry chlorine"
  1. ^ Gerald F. Connell. "Key operating strategies for chlorine disinfection operating systems" (PDF). Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Calcium Hypochlorite - 3V Tech". www.3v-tech.com.
  3. ^ a b c d Vogt, H.; Balej, J; Bennett, J. E.; Wintzer, P.; Sheikh, S. A.; Gallone, P.; Vasudevan, S.; Pelin, K. (2010). "Chlorine Oxides and Chlorine Oxygen Acids". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Wiley-VCH. doi: 10.1002/14356007.a06_483.pub2. ISBN  978-3527306732. S2CID  96905077.
  4. ^ a b c "Calcium hypochlorite". Chemistry World.
  5. ^ Chemical Products Synopsis: Calcium Hypochlorite (Technical report). Asbuiy Park, NJ: Mannsvile Chemical Products. 1987.
  6. ^ Nwaukwa, Stephen; Keehn, Philip (1982). "The oxidation of aldehydes to acids with calcium hypochlorite [Ca(ClO)2]". Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (31): 3131–3134. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88577-9.
  7. ^ Nwaukwa, Stephen; Keehn, Philip (1982). "Oxidative cleavage of α-diols, α-diones, α-hydroxy-ketones and α-hydroxy- and α-keto acids with calcium hypochlorite [Ca(ClO)2]". Tetrahedron Letters. 23 (31): 3135–3138. doi: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88578-0.
  8. ^ Cohen, Julius (1900). Practical Organic Chemistry for Advanced Students. New York: Macmillan & Co. p. 63.
  9. ^ National Research Council (1995). Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. p. 161. doi: 10.17226/4911. ISBN  978-0-309-05229-0.
  10. ^ "8.41799 Calcium hypochlorite for synthesis". Sigma-Aldrich. Assay (iodometric): 67.0 - 75.0 %
  11. ^ W.L Smith, Inorganic Bleaches, Production of Hypochlorite in Handbook of Detergents,Part F, (2009) Ed. U Zoller and Paul Sosis, CRC Press, ISBN  978-0-8247-0349-3
  12. ^ Aleksandrova, M.M.; Dmitriev, G.A.; Avojan, R.L. (1968). "The probable model of the crystal structure of the twobase calcium hypochlorite". Armyanskii Khimicheskii Zhurnal. 21: 380-386.{{ cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link)

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