379948

Gold(III) chloride

≥99.99% trace metals basis

• Synonym(s): Trichlorogold
• Linear Formula: AuCl₃
• CAS Number: 13453-07-1
• Molecular Weight: 303.33
• EC Number: 236-623-1
• MDL number: MFCD00014172
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 24863702
• NACRES: NA.23

Properties

• assay: ≥99.99% trace metals basis
• form: solid
• reaction suitability: reagent type: catalyst; core: gold
• impurities: ≤100.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis
• SMILES string: Cl[Au](Cl)Cl
• InChI: 1S/Au.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
• InChI key: RJHLTVSLYWWTEF-UHFFFAOYSA-K

Description

General description

Gold(III) chloride is also known as auric chloride. It is a reddish-brown crystalline diamagnetic solid used in various fields such as catalysis, electroplating of gold, nanomaterial synthesis, and as reference material in spectroscopic techniques. It behaves as a Lewis acid and easily forms complexes.

Application

Gold(III) chloride can be used:

• As a precursor to prepare gold nanoparticles.
• As a dopant to fabricate graphene-protecting layers to enhance the stability and power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells.
• As an anode interfacial modifier to enhance the built-in potential and interface resistance of polymer solar cells.
• To fabricate flexible electrodes for organic light-emittingdiodes(OLEDs). Gold particles fill in graphene defects and reduce surfaceresistance resulting in enhanced carrier concentration.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS07
• signalword: Warning
• hcodes: H315,H319,H335
• pcodes: P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3
• target_organs: Respiratory system
• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves