Potassium gold(III) chloride - ≥99.995% metals basis , CAS No.13682-61-6

CAS: 13682-61-6 Cat. No.: P431995 Molecular Weight: 377.88 EC Number: 237-190-1 PubChem CID: 11337898

GRADE & PURITY ≥99.995% metals basis

Synonyms

potassium;tetrachlorogold(1-) | Gold pound cento pound(c)potassium chloride | potassium tetrachloridoaurate(1-) | Potassium tetrachloroaurate(III) | C72475 | FT-0764974 | Potassium gold(III) chloride | Potassium gold(III) chloride, 98% | K[AuCl4] | Aurat

Storage

Room temperature

Overview

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

Specifications

Synonyms

potassium;tetrachlorogold(1-) | Gold pound cento pound(c)potassium chloride | potassium tetrachloridoaurate(1-) | Potassium tetrachloroaurate(III) | C72475 | FT-0764974 | Potassium gold(III) chloride | Potassium gold(III) chloride, 98% | K[AuCl4] | Aurat

Specifications & Purity

≥99.995% metals basis

Storage

Room temperature

Purity

≥99.995% metals basis

Names and Identifiers

• Pubchem Sid: 504766310
• Pubchem Sid Url: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/substance/504766310
• Canonical Smiles: Cl[Au-](Cl)(Cl)Cl.[K+]
• IUPAC Name: potassium;tetrachlorogold(1-)
• InChIKey: JMONCQYBAMKVQQ-UHFFFAOYSA-J
• INCHI: 1S/Au.4ClH.K/h;4*1H;/q+3;;;;;+1/p-4
• Isomeric SMILES: Cl[Au-](Cl)(Cl)Cl.[K+]
• WGK Germany: 3
• PubChem CID: 11337898
• Molecular Weight: 377.88

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Inorganic compounds
  • Superclass Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
    • Class Transition metal salts
      • Subclass Transition metal chlorides

• Kingdom: Inorganic compounds
• Superclass: Mixed metal/non-metal compounds
• Class: Transition metal salts
• Subclass: Transition metal chlorides
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Not available
• Direct Parent: Transition metal chlorides
• Alternative Parents: Inorganic chloride salts
• Molecular Framework: Not available
• Substituents: Transition metal chloride - Inorganic chloride salt - Inorganic salt
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as transition metal chlorides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Chlorine, and the heaviest metal atom is a transition metal.
• External Descriptors: perchlorometallate salt

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Solubility: H2O: soluble; alcohol: soluble; ethanol: soluble
• Melt Point(°C): 300°C
• Molecular Weight: 377.900 g/mol
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 0
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 1
• Rotatable Bond Count: 0
• Exact Mass: 377.803 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 375.806 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 0.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 6
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 19.100
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 2

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