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Potassium dicyanoaurate(I)

99.95% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Gold (I) potassium cyanide, Potassium gold cyanide

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Linear Formula:
KAu(CN)2
CAS Number:
13967-50-5
Molecular Weight:
288.10
Beilstein:
6235525
EC Number:
237-748-4
MDL number:
MFCD00011414
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24863695
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.95% trace metals basis

form

crystalline

impurities

≤550.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

density

3.45 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[K+].N#C[Au-]C#N

InChI

1S/2CN.Au.K/c2*1-2;;/q;;-1;+1

InChI key

OQHPFUBKFKRHKZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Potassium dicyanoaurate(I) is an inorganic salt, soluble in water and sparingly soluble in alcohol. It is widely used as an electrolyte in the electrodeposition of gold on various substrates such as thin films and electrodes.

Application

Potassium dicyanoaurate(I) can be used:
  • To prepare gold nanowire array electrodes with fast charge transfer ability.
  • As a supporting electrolyte for the electrodeposition of gold in organic media.
  • To prepare polypyrrole-ClO4 gas sensors with fast response time and high sensitivity to volatile organic compounds.
  • In the electrochemical preparation of gold nanoparticle composites.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesEnvironment
GHS06,GHS09

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H300 + H310 + H330,H410

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Supplementary Hazards

EUH032

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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MKCJ1530
MKCH7067

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Philip M Yangyuoru et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 102(3), 576-583 (2008-02-08)
Electrospray ionization spectra of potential cyanide-containing gold-drug metabolites revealed additional, weak, unanticipated peaks at approximately twice the mass of the gold(I) and gold(III) cyanide complexes. The exact masses correspond to proton-linked bimetallic complexes, [H[Au(CN)(m)](2)](-), (m=2,4). Further investigation revealed a total
Hong-ping Tang et al.
Guang pu xue yu guang pu fen xi = Guang pu, 24(6), 752-755 (2005-03-16)
Quaternary ammonium salt has strong affinity with gold in cyanide solutions, but it is not readily stripped. Stripping with acidic thiourea solutions and air sparging shows promise. There are some reports on the process of thiourea stripping, but little about
Xiandi Gong et al.
The Journal of general physiology, 122(6), 673-687 (2003-11-12)
Chloride permeation through the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) Cl- channel is blocked by a broad range of anions that bind tightly within the pore. Here we show that the divalent anion Pt(NO2)42- acts as an impermeant voltage-dependent blocker
A J Canumalla et al.
Journal of inorganic biochemistry, 85(1), 67-76 (2001-05-30)
Biomimetic pathways for the oxidation of [Au(CN)(2)](-), a gold metabolite, and further cyanation of the gold(III) products to form Au(CN)(4)(-) were investigated using 13C NMR and UV-Visible spectroscopic methods. Hypochlorite ion, an oxidant released during the oxidative burst of immune
José R Serrano et al.
Biophysical journal, 91(5), 1737-1748 (2006-06-13)
Previous attempts to identify residues that line the pore of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) chloride channel have utilized cysteine-substituted channels in conjunction with impermeant, thiol-reactive reagents like MTSET+ and MTSES-. We report here that the permeant, pseudohalide
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