Hypohalite

Hypochlorite (ClO⁻)

A hypohalite is an oxyanion containing a halogen in oxidation state +1.

This includes hypoiodite, hypobromite and hypochlorite. In Hypofluorite the fluorine atom is in -1 oxidation state.

Hypohalites are also encountered in organic chemistry, often as acyl hypohalites (see the Hunsdiecker reaction).

Sodium hypohalite is used in Haloform reaction as a test for methyl ketones.^[1]

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