chlorite

Ion or compound containing chlorine

Chemical compoundtype of chemical entityQ593248

Also known as chlorite ion

Formula: ClO₂⁻
Mass: 66.9587 Da
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1.Stated in PubChem“CHLORITE”Retrieved 2016-10-05
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The chlorite ion, or chlorine dioxide anion, is the halite with the chemical formula of ClO−2. A chlorite (compound) is a compound that contains this group, with chlorine in the oxidation state of +3. Chlorites are also known as salts of chlorous acid.

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Chemistry

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Molecular formula: ClO2-
Molecular weight: 67.45 g/mol
IUPAC name: chlorite
SMILES: [O-]Cl=O
InChIKey: QBWCMBCROVPCKQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M
XLogP: 0.9
Topological polar surface area: 40.1 Å²
H-bond donors / acceptors: 0 / 2
Complexity: 7

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Canonical SMILES: [O-]Cl=O
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1.Stated in PubChem“CHLORITE”Retrieved 2016-11-19
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Different from: chlorite
Conjugate acid: chlorous acid
Part of: chlorate reductase activity
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1.Stated in Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02
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chlorite O2-lyase activity
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Subclass of: monoanion
chlorine oxoanion
Members / parts: oxygen
chlorine

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