Topić F, Marrett JM, Borchers TH, Titi HM, Barrett CJ, Friščić T. After 200 Years: The Structure of Bleach and Characterization of Hypohalite Ions by Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction*.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021;
60:24400-24405. [PMID:
34293249 DOI:
10.1002/anie.202108843]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
We report the first X-ray single crystal structures of hypochlorite (ClO- ) and hypobromite (BrO- ) salts, including hydrated sodium hypochlorite, a staple of the chlorine industry and ubiquitous bleaching and disinfection agent for almost 200 years. The structures, supported by variable-temperature Raman spectroscopy on individual crystals and periodic density-functional theory (DFT) calculations, provide insight into solid-state geometry and supramolecular chemistry of hypohalite ions.
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