Hypohalite
Hypochlorite (ClO−)
A hypohalite is an oxyanion containing a halogen in oxidation state +1.[citation needed]
This includes hypoiodite, hypobromite and hypochlorite. In hypofluorite (oxyfluoride) the fluorine atom is in a −1 oxidation state.
Hypohalites are also encountered in organic chemistry, often as acyl hypohalites (see the Hunsdiecker reaction).
Sodium hypohalite is used in the haloform reaction as a test for methyl ketones.[1]
References[]
- ^ Experimental Organic Chemistry: A Miniscale and Microscale Approach by John Gilbert Stephen Martin p. 863
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