Nitratoauric acid

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Nitratoauric acid
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Names
IUPAC name
Hydrogen tetranitratoaurate(III)[1]
Other names
  • Gold(III) nitrate
  • Auronitric acid
  • Gold(III) hydrogen nitrate
Identifiers
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 236-687-0
Properties
HAu(NO3)4
Molar mass 445.99 g/mol (anhydrous)
500.04 g/mol (trihydrate)
Appearance Brown Crystals[1]
Density 2.84 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 72.6 °C (162.7 °F; 345.8 K)[2]
Hydrolyzes[2]
Solubility in nitric acid Insoluble (0 °C)
Soluble (30 °C)
Structure[2]
Monoclinic
C2/c
a = 1214.5 pm, b = 854.4 pm, c = 1225.7 pm
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
Oxidizing
GHS labelling:
GHS03: Oxidizing
Danger
H272, H302, H312, H315, H318, H332, H335
P210, P220, P221, P261, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P332+P313
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Related compounds
Other anions
Chloroauric acid
Other cations
Potassium tetranitratoaurate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Nitratoauric acid, hydrogen tetranitratoaurate, or simply called gold(III) nitrate is a crystalline gold compound that forms the trihydrate, HAu(NO3)4·3H2O or more correctly H5O2Au(NO3)4·H2O.[3][2] This compound is an intermediate in the process of extracting gold.[4]

Preparation and reactions

Nitratoauric acid is prepared by the reaction of gold(III) hydroxide and concentrated nitric acid at 100 °C:[2][5]

Au(OH)3 + HNO3 → HAu(NO3)4 + H2O

This compound reacts with potassium nitrate to form potassium tetranitratoaurate at 0 °C:[6]

HAu(NO3)4 + KNO3 → KAu(NO3)4 + HNO3

Properties

Nitratoauric acid trihydrate decomposes to the monohydrate at 72 °C. If continually heated to 203 °C, it decomposes to auric oxide.[2]

Reference

  1. ^ a b c "Gold Nitrate". ESPI Metals.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Oliver Büchner; Mathias S. Wickleder (2004). "Tetranitratogoldsäure, (H5O2)[Au(NO3)4]·H2O: Synthese, Kristallstruktur und thermisches Verhalten des ersten sauren Nitrates des Goldes". ZAAC (in German). Wiley Online Library. 630 (7): 1079–1083. doi:10.1002/zaac.200400092.
  3. ^ A. Jamieson Walker (1924). The Alkali-metals and Their Congeners. the University of California: C. Griffin. p. 349.
  4. ^ D. P. Graddon; H. Taube; A. G. Maddock (2017). An Introduction to Co-Ordination Chemistry (Ebook) (2nd ed.). Elsevier Science. p. 148. ISBN 9781483184111.
  5. ^ Harry Mann Gordin (1913). Elementary Chemistry (1 ed.). the University of Wisconsin - Madison: Medico-dental Publishing Company. p. 437.
  6. ^ Ripan R., Chetyanu I. (1972). Inorganic chemistry. Chemistry of metals. Vol. 2. Moscow: World.