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Nitratoauric acid

Nitratoauric acid
Names
IUPAC name
Hydrogen tetranitratoaurate(III)[1]
Other names
  • Gold(III) nitrate
  • Auronitric acid
  • Gold(III) hydrogen nitrate
  • Aurinitric acid
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)
NFPA 704 four-colored diamondHealth 1: Exposure would cause irritation but only minor residual injury. E.g. turpentineFlammability 0: Will not burn. E.g. waterInstability 2: Undergoes violent chemical change at elevated temperatures and pressures, reacts violently with water, or may form explosive mixtures with water. E.g. white phosphorusSpecial hazard OX: Oxidizer. E.g. potassium perchlorate
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0
2
OX
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] In older literature it is also known as aurinitric acid.[5]

Preparation and reactions

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

Au(OH)3 + 4HNO3 → HAu(NO3)4 + 3 H2O

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

HAu(NO3)4 + KNO3 → KAu(NO3)4 + HNO3

Properties

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

Simple gold(III) nitrate

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The production of the simple nitrate (Au(NO3)3) was reported from the reaction of gold oxide and dinitrogen pentoxide, however, this was later proven to be nitronium tetranitratoaurate ((NO2)Au(NO3)4).[7][8]

However, the ammine complex of the simple gold nitrate is known. Au(NH3)4(NO3)3, also known as tetraaminegold(III) nitrate, is produced by the addition of ammonium nitrate to a solution of chloroauric acid. The hydrolysis of this compound produces fulminating gold.[9][10][11]

References

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  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". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (in German). 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. ^ a b 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.
  7. ^ B. O. Field; C. J. Hardy (1964). "Volatile and anhydrous nitrato-complexes of metals: preparation by the use of dinitrogen pentoxide, and measurement of infrared spectra". Journal of the Chemical Society: 4428–4434. doi:10.1039/JR9640004428.
  8. ^ Mathias S. Wickleder; Oliver Büchner; Frauke Gerlach; Mandus Necke; Katharina Al-Shamery; Thomas Wich; Tim Luttermann (2008). "Synthesis, Characterization and Electron Beam Assisted Decomposition of (NO2)[Au(NO3)4]". Chemistry of Materials. 20 (16): 5181–5185. doi:10.1021/cm800066r.
  9. ^ Weishaupt, Martin; Strähle, Joachim (1976). "Kristallstruktur und Schwingungsspektrum des Tetrammingold(III) -nitrats" [Crystal Structure and Vibrational Spectrum of Tetraamminegold(III)-Nitrate]. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B (in German). 31 (5): 554–557. doi:10.1515/znb-1976-0505.
  10. ^ Skibsted, L. H.; Bjerrum, Jannik (1974). "Studies on Gold Complexes. I. Robustness, Stability and Acid Dissociation of the Tetramminegold(III) Ion". Acta Chemica Scandinavica. 28: 740–746. doi:10.3891/acta.chem.scand.28a-0740.
  11. ^ Michel Manfait; Alain J.P. Alix; Charles Kappenstein (1981). "Raman and infrared studies of the square planar tetraammine gold(III) nitrate and its deuterate". Inorganica Chimica Acta. 50: 147–152. doi:10.1016/S0020-1693(00)83735-4.