Gold(III) fluoride

Gold(III) fluoride[1]
Names
IUPAC name
Gold(III) fluoride
Other names
Gold trifluoride
Auric fluoride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
  • InChI=1S/Au.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3 checkY
    Key: NIXONLGLPJQPCW-UHFFFAOYSA-K checkY
  • InChI=1/Au.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3
    Key: NIXONLGLPJQPCW-DFZHHIFOAD
  • [Au+3].[F-].[F-].[F-]
Properties
AuF3
Molar mass 253.961779 g·mol−1
Appearance orange-yellow hexagonal crystals
Density 6.75 g/cm3
Melting point sublimes above 300°C
Reacts[2][3]
+74·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Hexagonal, hP24
P6122, No. 178
Thermochemistry
-363.3 kJ/mol
Related compounds
Other anions
Gold(III) chloride
Gold(III) bromide
Other cations
Silver fluoride
Copper(II) fluoride
Mercury(II) fluoride
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Gold(III) fluoride, AuF3, is an orange solid that sublimes at 300 °C.[4] It is a powerful fluorinating agent. It is very sensitive to moisture, yielding gold(III) hydroxide and hydrofluoric acid.

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–59. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
  2. ^ Victor Lenher (1903). "Fluoride of Gold.1". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 25 (11): 1136–1138. doi:10.1021/ja02013a004.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference pre was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Greenwood, Norman N.; Earnshaw, Alan (1997). Chemistry of the Elements (2nd ed.). Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-08-037941-8., p. 1184.