Hypobromite

Hypobromite
Names
IUPAC name
hypobromite
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
1040
  • InChI=1S/BrO/c1-2/q-1 checkY
    Key: JGJLWPGRMCADHB-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • [O-]Br
Properties
BrO
Molar mass 95.904 g/mol
Conjugate acid Hypobromous acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The hypobromite ion, also called alkaline bromine water, is BrO. Bromine is in the +1 oxidation state. The Br–O bond length is 1.82 Å.[1] Hypobromite is the bromine compound analogous to hypochlorites found in common bleaches, and in immune cells. In many ways, hypobromite functions in the same manner as hypochlorite, and is also used as a germicide and antiparasitic in both industrial applications, and in the immune system.

  1. ^ Topić, Filip; Marrett, Joseph M.; Borchers, Tristan H.; Titi, Hatem M.; Barrett, Christopher J.; Friščić, Tomislav (2021). "After 200 Years: The Structure of Bleach and Characterization of Hypohalite Ions by Single-Crystal X-Ray Diffraction". Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60 (46): 24400–24405. doi:10.1002/anie.202108843.