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Gold(III) chloride trihydrate

≥99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Hydrogen tetrachloroaurate(III), Tetrachloroauric(III) acid

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Linear Formula:
HAuCl4 · 3H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
393.83
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

≥99.9% trace metals basis

form

crystals and lumps

composition

Au, 48.5-50.25%

packaging

glass bottle of 1 g
glass bottle of 25 g
glass bottle of 5 g

impurities

≤1000.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

SMILES string

Cl[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].Cl[Au](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/Au.4ClH.3H2O/h;4*1H;3*1H2/q+3;;;;;;;/p-3

InChI key

XYYVDQWGDNRQDA-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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General description

The embryotoxicity of gold salt (HAuCl4 · 3H2O) is weaker than the embryotoxicities of a number of other nanoparticles used infor biomedical applications.

Application

Gold(III) chloride trihydrate can be used in the fabrication of colorimetric aptasensor for staphylococcus aureus. It can be reduced with polygala tenuifolia roots (green reducing agent) to produce gold nanoparticles (AuNPs).

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Danger

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Met. Corr. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT RE 2 Oral

Target Organs

Kidney

Storage Class Code

8B - Non-combustible corrosive 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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Rama Ranjan Bhattacharjee et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 110(13), 6768-6775 (2006-03-31)
Thermoresponsive gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have been prepared by the borohydride reduction of gold salt in the presence of water-soluble polymer, poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME). The PVME-coated GNPs (PVME-GNPs) have been assembled into large aggregates in the presence of polyelectrolytes, viz.
Embryotoxicity of cobalt ferrite and gold nanoparticles: A first in vitro approach
Di Guglielmo C, et al.
Reproductive Toxicology, 30(2), 271-276 (2010)
Bo Wang et al.
Biomacromolecules, 7(4), 1203-1209 (2006-04-11)
Synthesis of gold nanoparticles on surfaces has been accomplished by the incubation of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) films in tetrachloroauric(III) acid and chitosan solution at room temperature and 4 degrees C. One important point in the present study is that the synthesis
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He Y, et al.
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