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Potassium gold(III) chloride

99.995% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Potassium tetrachloroaurate(III), Gold potassium chloride

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Linear Formula:
KAuCl4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
377.88
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99.995% trace metals basis

form

powder

impurities

≤55.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

solubility

H2O: soluble
alcohol: soluble
ethanol: soluble

SMILES string

[K+].Cl[Au-](Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

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

InChI key

JMONCQYBAMKVQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-J

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General description

The yellow crystals of potassium gold chloride are soluble in water. 1,2

Application

Key raw material for synthesis of new gold(III) dithiolate complexes for luminescence studies or possible uses as photosensitizers or photocatalysts.1

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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M. Adnan Mansour et al.
Inorganic chemistry, 37(18), 4625-4632 (2001-10-24)
Two Au(III) dithiolate complexes, [Au(dbbpy)(tdt)]PF(6) and Au(eta(2)-C,N-ppy)(tdt), (dbbpy = 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine; tdt = 3,4-toluenedithiolate; ppy = C-deprotonated 2-phenylpyridine), have been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The complexes have low-energy absorption bands that exhibit mild solvatochromism (lambda(max) = 444 nm
Xianqing Tian et al.
Talanta, 93, 79-85 (2012-04-10)
Graphene decorated with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs-β-CD-Gra) has been synthesized by in situ thermal reduction of graphene oxide and HAuCl(4) with β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) under alkaline condition. The AuNPs-β-CD-Gra product was well characterized by infrared spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy
T Stalin Dhas et al.
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy, 99, 97-101 (2012-10-13)
Functionalized metal nanoparticles are unique in nature and are being developed for its specificity in drug targeting. In the present study, aqueous extract of Sargassum myriocystum is used for the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) by the reduction of chloroauric
R Balagurunathan et al.
Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics, 48(5), 331-335 (2011-12-15)
Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles by Streptomycetes from Himalayan Mountain was undertaken for the first time. Out of 10 actinomycete strains tested, four strains (D10, HM10, ANS2 and MSU) showed evidence for the intracellular biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles, among which the
Haolan Xu et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 28(36), 13060-13065 (2012-08-22)
Polydopamine (PDA)-Au Janus particles were obtained by simply adding HAuCl(4) to a PDA particle suspension, prepared via self-polymerization of dopamine in basic solution at room temperature. The structures of the PDA-Au particles are readily controlled by electrostatic repulsion between the

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