Chlorine

Identification

Generic Name

Chlorine

DrugBank Accession Number

DB11109

Background

Chlorine is a stongly oxidizing agent and the third most electronegative element which belongs to the group of halogens with the atomic number 17 and symbol Cl. Being a yellow-green gas at room temperature, chlorine is the second most abundant halogen on Earth. It is commonly used in sanitation, disinfection and antiseptic processes. It was also used in chemical warfare and in rocket fuel.

Type

Small Molecule

Groups

Experimental

Structure

3D

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Structure for Chlorine (DB11109)

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Weight

Average: 70.906
Monoisotopic: 69.937705414

Chemical Formula

Cl₂

Synonyms

• Chlor
• Chlore
• Cloro
• Dichlorine

Pharmacology

Indication

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Associated Therapies

• Skin disinfection

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Pharmacodynamics

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Mechanism of action

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Absorption

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Volume of distribution

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Protein binding

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Metabolism

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Route of elimination

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Half-life

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Clearance

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Toxicity

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Pathways

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Pharmacogenomic Effects/ADRs

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Interactions

Drug Interactions

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Food Interactions

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Over the Counter Products

Name	Dosage	Strength	Route	Labeller	Marketing Start	Marketing End	Region	Image
Clorpactin WCS-90	Powder, for solution	0.16 g/2g	Topical	United-Guardian, Inc.	1955-01-01	Not applicable
Disinfectant(NaClO)	Liquid	4.2 g/100mL	Topical	Shanghai Rayshine ENVI-TECH Developing CO., Ltd.	2020-04-19	Not applicable
HBA Disinfectant	Spray	200 mg/1000mL	Topical	Henan Huibo Medical Co., Ltd.	2020-07-22	Not applicable
Trichloroisocyanuric Acid	Liquid	91 kg/100kg	Topical	GUANGZHOU YIQI TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD	2020-12-15	Not applicable

Mixture Products

Name	Ingredients	Dosage	Route	Labeller	Marketing Start	Marketing End	Region	Image
NUTRIFLEX LIPID PERI INFUZYONLUK IV EMULSIYON, 1870 ML	Chlorine (72 mmol) + Acetate (60 mmol) + Alanine (7.28 g) + Arginine (4.05 g) + Aspartic acid (2.25 g) + Calcium (4.5 mmol) + Calcium chloride dihydrate (0.662 g) + D-glucose (120 g) + Glutamic acid (5.25 g) + Glycine (2.48 g) + Histidine (1.88 g) + Isoleucine (3.51 g) + Leucine (4.7 g) + Lysine (3.39 g) + Magnesium (4.5 mmol) + Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate (0.966 g) + Medium-chain triglycerides (37.5 g) + Methionine (2.94 g) + Phenylalanine (5.27 g) + Potassium (45 mmol) + Potassium acetate (4.415 g) + Proline (5.1 g) + Serine (4.5 g) + Sodium acetate trihydrate (0.816 g) + Sodium cation (75 mmol) + Sodium chloride (1.622 g) + Sodium hydroxide (1.2 g) + Sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate (1.755 g) + Soybean oil (37.5 g) + Threonine (2.73 g) + Tryptophan (0.86 g) + Valine (3.9 g) + Zinc (0.045 mmol) + Zinc acetate dihydrate (9.938 mg)	Injection, emulsion	Intravenous	B.BRAUN MEDİKAL DIŞ TİC. A.Ş.	2020-08-14	2018-10-12
NUTRIFLEX LIPID PERI INFUZYONLUK IV EMULSIYON, 2500 ML	Chlorine (96 mmol) + Acetate (80 mmol) + Alanine (9.7 g) + Arginine (5.4 g) + Aspartic acid (3 g) + Calcium (6 mmol) + Calcium chloride dihydrate (0.882 g) + D-glucose (160 g) + Glutamic acid (7 g) + Glycine (3.3 g) + Histidine (2.5 g) + Isoleucine (4.68 g) + Leucine (6.26 g) + Lysine (4.52 g) + Magnesium (6 mmol) + Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate (1.288 g) + Medium-chain triglycerides (50 g) + Methionine (3.92 g) + Phenylalanine (7.02 g) + Potassium (60 mmol) + Potassium acetate (5.886 g) + Proline (6.8 g) + Serine (6 g) + Sodium acetate trihydrate (1.088 g) + Sodium cation (100 mmol) + Sodium chloride (2.162 g) + Sodium hydroxide (1.6 g) + Sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate (2.34 g) + Soybean oil (50 g) + Threonine (3.64 g) + Tryptophan (1.14 g) + Valine (5.2 g) + Zinc (0.06 mmol) + Zinc acetate dihydrate (13.25 mg)	Injection, emulsion	Intravenous	B.BRAUN MEDİKAL DIŞ TİC. A.Ş.	2020-08-14	2018-10-12
NUTRIFLEX LIPID PLUS INFUZYONLUK EMULSIYON, 1250 ML	Chlorine (45 mmol) + Acetate (45 mmol) + Alanine (5.82 g) + Arginine (3.24 g) + Aspartic acid (1.8 g) + Calcium (4 mmol) + Calcium chloride dihydrate (0.588 g) + D-glucose (150 g) + Glutamic acid (4.21 g) + Glycine (1.98 g) + Histidine (1.5 g) + Isoleucine (2.82 g) + Leucine (3.76 g) + Lysine (2.73 g) + Magnesium (4 mmol) + Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate (0.858 g) + Medium-chain triglycerides (25 g) + Methionine (2.35 g) + Phenylalanine (4.21 g) + Phosphate ion (15 mmol) + Potassium (35 mmol) + Potassium acetate (3.434 g) + Proline (4.08 g) + Serine (3.6 g) + Sodium acetate trihydrate (0.277 g) + Sodium cation (50 mmol) + Sodium chloride (0.503 g) + Sodium hydroxide (0.976 g) + Sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate (2.34 g) + Soybean oil (25 g) + Threonine (2.18 g) + Tryptophan (0.68 g) + Valine (3.12 g) + Zinc (0.03 mmol) + Zinc acetate dihydrate (6.58 mg)	Injection, emulsion	Intravenous	B.BRAUN MEDİKAL DIŞ TİC. A.Ş.	2020-08-14	2018-10-03
NUTRIFLEX LIPID PLUS INFUZYONLUK EMULSIYON, 1870 ML	Chlorine (67.5 mmol) + Acetate (67.5 mmol) + Alanine (8.73 g) + Arginine (4.86 g) + Aspartic acid (2.7 g) + Calcium (6 mmol) + Calcium chloride dihydrate (0.882 g) + D-glucose (225 g) + Glutamic acid (6.32 g) + Glycine (2.97 g) + Histidine (2.25 g) + Isoleucine (4.23 g) + Leucine (5.64 g) + Lysine (4.1 g) + Magnesium (6 mmol) + Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate (1.287 g) + Medium-chain triglycerides (37.5 g) + Methionine (3.53 g) + Phenylalanine (6.32 g) + Phosphate ion (22.5 mmol) + Potassium (52.5 mmol) + Potassium acetate (5.151 g) + Proline (6.12 g) + Serine (5.4 g) + Sodium acetate trihydrate (0.416 g) + Sodium cation (75 mmol) + Sodium chloride (0.755 g) + Sodium hydroxide (1.464 g) + Sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate (3.51 g) + Soybean oil (37.5 g) + Threonine (3.27 g) + Tryptophan (1.02 g) + Valine (4.68 g) + Zinc (0.045 mmol) + Zinc acetate dihydrate (9.87 mg)	Injection, emulsion	Intravenous	B.BRAUN MEDİKAL DIŞ TİC. A.Ş.	2020-08-14	2018-10-03
NUTRIFLEX LIPID PLUS INFUZYONLUK EMULSIYON, 2500 ML	Chlorine (90 mmol) + Acetate (90 mmol) + Alanine (11.64 g) + Arginine (6.48 g) + Aspartic acid (3.6 g) + Calcium (8 mmol) + Calcium chloride dihydrate (1.176 g) + D-glucose (300 g) + Glutamic acid (8.42 g) + Glycine (3.96 g) + Histidine (3 g) + Isoleucine (5.64 g) + Leucine (7.52 g) + Lysine (5.46 g) + Magnesium (8 mmol) + Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate (1.716 g) + Medium-chain triglycerides (50 g) + Methionine (4.7 g) + Phenylalanine (8.42 g) + Phosphate ion (30 mmol) + Potassium (70 mmol) + Potassium acetate (6.868 g) + Proline (8.16 g) + Serine (7.2 g) + Sodium acetate trihydrate (0.554 g) + Sodium cation (100 mmol) + Sodium chloride (1.006 g) + Sodium hydroxide (1.952 g) + Sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate (4.68 g) + Soybean oil (50 g) + Threonine (4.36 g) + Tryptophan (1.36 g) + Valine (6.24 g) + Zinc (0.06 mmol) + Zinc acetate dihydrate (13.16 mg)	Injection, emulsion	Intravenous	B.BRAUN MEDİKAL DIŞ TİC. A.Ş.	2020-08-14	2018-10-03
NUTRIFLEX LIPID SPECIAL INTRAVENOZ INFUZYONLUK EMULSIYON, 1250 ML	Chlorine (45 mmol) + Acetate (45 mmol) + Alanine (5.82 g) + Arginine (3.24 g) + Aspartic acid (1.8 g) + Calcium (4 mmol) + Calcium chloride dihydrate (0.588 g) + D-glucose (150 g) + Glutamic acid (4.21 g) + Glutamic acid (1.98 g) + Histidine (2.03 g) + Isoleucine (2.82 g) + Leucine (3.76 g) + Lysine (2.73 g) + Magnesium (4 mmol) + Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate (0.858 g) + Medium-chain triglycerides (25 g) + Methionine (2.35 g) + Phenylalanine (4.21 g) + Phosphate ion (15 mmol) + Potassium (35 mmol) + Potassium acetate (3.434 g) + Proline (4.08 g) + Serine (3.6 g) + Sodium acetate trihydrate (0.277 g) + Sodium cation (50 mmol) + Sodium chloride (0.503 g) + Sodium hydroxide (0.976 g) + Sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate (2.34 g) + Soybean oil (25 g) + Threonine (2.18 g) + Tryptophan (0.68 g) + Valine (3.12 g) + Zinc (0.03 mmol) + Zinc acetate dihydrate (6.58 mg)	Emulsion	Intravenous	B.BRAUN MEDİKAL DIŞ TİC. A.Ş.	2020-08-14	2018-10-03
NUTRIFLEX LIPID SPECIAL INTRAVENOZ INFUZYONLUK EMULSIYON, 1875 ML	Chlorine (67.5 mmol) + Acetate (67.5 mmol) + Alanine (8.73 g) + Arginine (4.86 g) + Aspartic acid (2.7 g) + Calcium (6 mmol) + Calcium chloride dihydrate (0.882 g) + D-glucose (225 g) + Glutamic acid (6.32 g) + Glutamic acid (2.97 g) + Histidine (3.05 g) + Isoleucine (4.23 g) + Leucine (5.64 g) + Lysine (4.1 g) + Magnesium (6 mmol) + Magnesium acetate tetrahydrate (1.287 g) + Medium-chain triglycerides (37.5 g) + Methionine (3.53 g) + Phenylalanine (6.32 g) + Phosphate ion (22.5 mmol) + Potassium (52.5 mmol) + Potassium acetate (5.151 g) + Proline (6.12 g) + Serine (5.4 g) + Sodium acetate trihydrate (0.416 g) + Sodium cation (75 mmol) + Sodium chloride (0.755 g) + Sodium hydroxide (1.464 g) + Sodium phosphate, monobasic, dihydrate (3.51 g) + Soybean oil (37.5 g) + Threonine (3.27 g) + Tryptophan (1.02 g) + Valine (4.68 g) + Zinc (0.045 mmol) + Zinc acetate dihydrate (9.87 mg)	Emulsion	Intravenous	B.BRAUN MEDİKAL DIŞ TİC. A.Ş.	2020-08-14	2018-10-03
NUTRINEAL PERITON DIYALIZ ÇÖZELTİSİ, ÇIFTLI TORBA, MINI KAPAKLI, 2000 ML	Chlorine (105 mmol/l) + Alanine (951 mg/l) + Amino acids (87.16 mmol/l) + Arginine (1071 mg/l) + Calcium (1.25 mmol/l) + Calcium chloride (5380 mg/L) + Glycine (510 mg/l) + Histidine (714 mg/l) + Isoleucine (850 mg/l) + Sodium lactate (4480 mg/l) + Lactic acid (40 mmol/l) + Leucine (1020 mg/l) + Lysine (955 mg/l) + Magnesium (0.25 mmol/l) + Magnesium chloride hexahydrate (51 mg/l) + Methionine (850 mg/l) + Phenylalanine (570 mg/l) + Proline (595 mg/l) + Serine (510 mg/l) + Sodium cation (132 mmol/l) + Sodium chloride (5380 mg/l) + Threonine (646 mg/l) + Tryptophan (270 mg/l) + Tyrosine (300 mg/l) + Valine (1393 mg/l)	Solution	Intraperitoneal	BAXTER TURKEY RENAL HİZMETLER A.Ş.	2020-08-14	Not applicable
Sub small molecule disinfectant	Chlorine (0.0076 g/38g) + Calcium (0.038 g/38g)	Liquid	Extracorporeal	GUANGZHOU KARLSBRAU Biotechnology Co., Ltd	2020-02-01	Not applicable

Unapproved/Other Products

Name	Ingredients	Dosage	Route	Labeller	Marketing Start	Marketing End	Region	Image
Clorpactin WCS-90	Chlorine (0.16 g/2g)	Powder, for solution	Topical	United-Guardian, Inc.	1955-01-01	Not applicable
Disinfectant(NaClO)	Chlorine (4.2 g/100mL)	Liquid	Topical	Shanghai Rayshine ENVI-TECH Developing CO., Ltd.	2020-04-19	Not applicable
HBA Disinfectant	Chlorine (200 mg/1000mL)	Spray	Topical	Henan Huibo Medical Co., Ltd.	2020-07-22	Not applicable
Sub small molecule disinfectant	Chlorine (0.0076 g/38g) + Calcium (0.038 g/38g)	Liquid	Extracorporeal	GUANGZHOU KARLSBRAU Biotechnology Co., Ltd	2020-02-01	Not applicable
Trichloroisocyanuric Acid	Chlorine (91 kg/100kg)	Liquid	Topical	GUANGZHOU YIQI TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD	2020-12-15	Not applicable

Categories

Drug Categories

• Compounds used in a research, industrial, or household setting
• Elements
• Gases
• Halogens
• Noxae
• Poisons
• Toxic Actions

Chemical TaxonomyProvided by Classyfire

Description

This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as homogeneous halogens. These are inorganic non-metallic compounds in which the largest atom is a nobel gas.

Kingdom

Inorganic compounds

Super Class

Homogeneous non-metal compounds

Class

Homogeneous halogens

Sub Class

Not Available

Direct Parent

Homogeneous halogens

Alternative Parents

Inorganic chloride salts

Substituents

Homogeneous halogen / Inorganic chloride salt / Inorganic salt

Molecular Framework

Not Available

External Descriptors

diatomic chlorine (CHEBI:29310)

Affected organisms

Not Available

Chemical Identifiers

UNII

4R7X1O2820

CAS number

7782-50-5

InChI Key

KZBUYRJDOAKODT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

InChI=1S/Cl2/c1-2

IUPAC Name

dichlorine

SMILES

ClCl

References

General References

Not Available

External Links

PubChem Compound

24526

PubChem Substance

347827900

ChemSpider

22933

RxNav

1310122

ChEBI

29310

Wikipedia

Chlorine

Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials

Phase	Status	Purpose	Conditions	Count
4	Completed	Prevention	Oral Health	1
2, 3	Active Not Recruiting	Supportive Care	Advanced Malignant Neoplasm / Delirium / Locally advanced Malignant Neoplasms / Metastatic Cancer / Recurrent Malignant Neoplasm	1

Pharmacoeconomics

Manufacturers

Not Available

Packagers

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Dosage Forms

Form	Route	Strength
Powder, for solution	Topical	0.16 g/2g
Liquid	Topical	4.2 g/100mL
Spray	Topical	200 mg/1000mL
Injection, emulsion	Intravenous
Emulsion	Intravenous
Solution	Intraperitoneal
Liquid	Extracorporeal
Liquid	Topical	91 kg/100kg

Prices

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Patents

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Properties

State

Not Available

Experimental Properties

Not Available

Predicted Properties

Property	Value	Source
Water Solubility	31.0 mg/mL	ALOGPS
logP	0.98	ALOGPS
logP	1.08	Chemaxon
logS	-0.36	ALOGPS
Physiological Charge	0	Chemaxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count	0	Chemaxon
Hydrogen Donor Count	0	Chemaxon
Polar Surface Area	0 Å2	Chemaxon
Rotatable Bond Count	0	Chemaxon
Refractivity	12.27 m3·mol-1	Chemaxon
Polarizability	4.55 Å3	Chemaxon
Number of Rings	0	Chemaxon
Bioavailability	1	Chemaxon
Rule of Five	Yes	Chemaxon
Ghose Filter	No	Chemaxon
Veber's Rule	Yes	Chemaxon
MDDR-like Rule	No	Chemaxon

Predicted ADMET Features

Not Available

Spectra

Mass Spec (NIST)

Not Available

Spectra

Spectrum	Spectrum Type	Splash Key
Mass Spectrum (Electron Ionization)	MS	splash10-00dr-9000000000-3cbc095f1caa401edb8c
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positive (Annotated)	Predicted LC-MS/MS	Not Available
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positive (Annotated)	Predicted LC-MS/MS	Not Available
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positive (Annotated)	Predicted LC-MS/MS	Not Available
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negative (Annotated)	Predicted LC-MS/MS	Not Available
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negative (Annotated)	Predicted LC-MS/MS	Not Available
Predicted MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negative (Annotated)	Predicted LC-MS/MS	Not Available

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Drug created at December 03, 2015 16:51 / Updated at June 12, 2020 16:53