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Gold(III) chloride solution

99.99% trace metals basis, 30 wt. % in dilute HCl

Synonym(s):

Auric chloride, Gold trichloride

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Linear Formula:
HAuCl4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
339.79
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23
Assay:
99.99% trace metals basis
form:
liquid
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Assay

99.99% trace metals basis

form

liquid

composition

Au, 17 wt. %

concentration

30 wt. % in dilute HCl

impurities

≤150.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

density

1.637 g/mL at 25 °C

SMILES string

[H][Au](Cl)(Cl)(Cl)Cl

InChI

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

InChI key

VDLSFRRYNGEBEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-K

General description

Gold(III) chloride solution, commonly called asauric chloride or auric acid is widely used as a precursor to synthesize goldcomplexes and stable gold nanoparticles. It also finds application in the fieldof catalysis.[1][2]

Application

Gold(III) chloride solution can be used:
  • As a starting material to prepare thiolate-stabilized gold nanoparticles.[1]
  • As an efficient catalyst for single-pot oxidative functionalization of alkanes and alcohols.[2]
  • As a catalyst for diastereoselective alkylation reactions with chiral benzylic acetates.[3]
Suitable precursormaterial for the synthesis of Gold nanorods by using Seed-Mediated Growth Methodwhich has been used for cancer cell imaging and photothermal therapy.[4]

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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


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Preparation and Growth Mechanism of Gold Nanorods (NRs) Using Seed-Mediated Growth Method
Babak Nikoobakht, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 15, 1957-1962 (2003)
Commercial gold(I) and gold(III) compounds supported on carbon materials as greener catalysts for the oxidation of alkanes and alcohols
Sonia A. C. Carabineiro, et al.
ChemCatChem, 10, 1804-1813 (2018)
Nanoparticle Targeting at Cells.
de la Fuente JM, et al.
Langmuir, 22, 3286-3293 (2006)
The Golden Pathway to Thiolate-Stabilized Nanoparticles: Following the Formation of Gold(I) Thiolate from Gold(III) Chloride
Brian M. Barngrover and Christine M. Aikens
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 12590-12595 (2022)
Electronics and Self-Assembly with Single Molecules.
Moth-Poulsen K, et al.
Material Matters, 4(3), 80-80 (2009)

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