CHEBI:29310 - dichlorine

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ChEBI Name dichlorine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:29310
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Formula Cl2
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 70.90540
Monoisotopic Mass 69.93771
InChI InChI=1S/Cl2/c1-2
InChIKey KZBUYRJDOAKODT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES ClCl
Roles Classification
Application(s): bleaching agent
A reagent that lightens or whitens a substrate through chemical reaction. Bleaching reactions usually involve oxidative or reductive processes that degrade colour systems. Bleaching can occur by destroying one or more of the double bonds in the conjugated chain, by cleaving the conjugated chain, or by oxidation of one of the other moieties in the conjugated chain. Their reactivity results in many bleaches having strong bactericidal, disinfecting, and sterilising properties.
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Outgoing dichlorine (CHEBI:29310) has role bleaching agent (CHEBI:132717)
dichlorine (CHEBI:29310) is a diatomic chlorine (CHEBI:33435)
dichlorine (CHEBI:29310) is a gas molecular entity (CHEBI:138675)
IUPAC Name
dichlorine
Synonyms Sources
chlorine ChemIDplus
Cl2 IUPAC
molecular chlorine NIST Chemistry WebBook
Registry Numbers Types Sources
3902968 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
7782-50-5 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
7782-50-5 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
788 Gmelin Registry Number Gmelin
Last Modified
13 October 2017