Sodium Hypobromite

• CAT Number: M014958
• CAS Number: 13824-96-9
• Molecular Formula: NaBrO
• Molecular Weight: 118.893
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: SODIUM HYPOBROMITE;Hypobromous acid, sodium salt
• Storage: -20°C
• IUPAC Name: sodium;hypobromite
• InChI: InChI=1S/BrO.Na/c1-2;/q-1;+1
• InChIKey: CRWJEUDFKNYSBX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: [O-]Br.[Na+]

Sodium hypobromite in the inorganic compound with the formula NaOBr. It is usually obtained as the pentahydrate, so the material that is usually called sodium hypobromite has the formula NaOBr.5H2O. It is a yellow-orange solid that is soluble in water. It is the Na+ salt of OBr-. It is the bromine analogue of sodium hypochlorite, the active ingredient in common bleach. In practice the salt is usually encountered as an aqueous solution.

Reference

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