Hypohalous acid

A hypohalous acid is an oxyacid consisting of a hydroxyl group single-bonded to any halogen. Examples include hypofluorous acid, hypochlorous acid, hypobromous acid, and hypoiodous acid. The conjugate base is a hypohalite. They can be formed by reacting the corresponding diatomic halogen molecule (F₂, Cl₂, Br₂, I₂) with water in the reaction:

X₂ + H₂O ⇌ HXO + HX

This also results in the corresponding hydrogen halide, which is also acidic.

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