Silver hypochlorite

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| IUPACName = Silver(I) hypochlorite

| OtherNames = Argentous hypochlorite
Silver hypochlorite

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| CASNo = 475461-52-0

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| StdInChI=1S/Ag.ClO/c;1-2/q+1;-1

| StdInChIKey = USOFCTBGGPGUEF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| SMILES = [O-]Cl.[Ag+]

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| Formula = AgOCl

| Ag=1 | Cl=1 | O=1

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| Solubility = very soluble}}

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| OtherCations = {{ubl|Sodium hypochlorite|Potassium hypochlorite|Calcium hypochlorite|Barium hypochlorite|Copper hypochlorite}}

| OtherAnions = {{ubl|Silver chloride|Silver chlorite|Silver chlorate|Silver perchlorate}}

| OtherCompounds = {{ubl|Hypochlorous acid|Silver hypobromite|Silver hypoiodite|Methyl hypochlorite}}

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Silver hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula {{chem2|AgOCl|auto=1}} (also written as AgClO). It is an ionic compound of silver and the polyatomic ion hypochlorite.{{cite book |last1=Comey |first1=Arthur Messinger |title=A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities; Inorganic |date=1896 |publisher=Macmillan and Company |page=180 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S5QMAQAAIAAJ&dq=Silver+hypochlorite&pg=PA180 |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=silver hypochlorite |url=https://www.chemsrc.com/en/cas/475461-52-0_1274065.html |publisher=chemsrc.com |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=en}} The compound is very unstable and rapidly decomposes.{{cite book |last1=Massey |first1=A. G. |last2=Thompson |first2=N. R. |last3=Johnson |first3=B. F. G. |title=The Chemistry of Copper, Silver and Gold: Pergamon International Library of Science, Technology, Engineering and Social Studies |date=6 June 2016 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-1-4831-8169-1 |page=108 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GuxPDAAAQBAJ&dq=Silver+hypochlorite&pg=PA108 |access-date=10 March 2023 |language=en}} It is the silver(I) salt of hypochlorous acid. The salt consists of silver(I) cations ({{chem2|Ag+}}) and hypochlorite anions ({{chem2|−OCl}}).