Chloryl tetraperchloratoaurate

Chloryl tetraperchloratoaurate
Names
	Other names Gold(III) perchlorate dichlorine hexoxide;
Identifiers
CAS Number	453509-25-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	InChI InChI=1S/Au.4ClHO4.ClO2/c;42-1(3,4)5;2-1-3/h;4(H,2,3,4,5);/q+3;;;;;+1/p-4 Key: ACLJBRMVWTXQHV-UHFFFAOYSA-J;
	SMILES O=Cl[O+].O=Cl(=O)(=O)[O-][Au+3]([O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O)([O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O)[O-]Cl(=O)(=O)=O;
Properties
Chemical formula	ClO2Au(ClO4)4
Molar mass	662.22 g/mol
Appearance	Orange crystals
Density	3.18 g/cm3
Melting point	48 °C (118 °F; 321 K) (decomposes)
Solubility in water	Reacts
Structure
Crystal structure	monoclinic
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

Chloryl tetraperchloratoaurate is an inorganic chemical compound with the formula ClO₂Au(ClO₄)₄ consisting of the chloryl cation and a tetraperchloratoaurate anion. It is an orange solid that readily hydrolyzes in air.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Frédérique Cunin; Catherine Deudon; Frédéric Favier; Bernard Mula; Jean Louis Pascal (2002). "First Anhydrous Gold Perchlorato Complex: ClO2Au(ClO4)4. Synthesis and Molecular and Crystal Structure Analysis". Inorganic Chemistry. 41 (16): 4173–4178. doi:10.1021/ic020161z.

[perch-1] Frédérique Cunin; Catherine Deudon; Frédéric Favier; Bernard Mula; Jean Louis Pascal (2002). "First Anhydrous Gold Perchlorato Complex: ClO2Au(ClO4)4. Synthesis and Molecular and Crystal Structure Analysis". Inorganic Chemistry. 41 (16): 4173–4178. doi:10.1021/ic020161z.

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