Gold halide

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Gold halides are compounds of gold with the halogens.

Contents 1 Monohalides 2 Trihalides 3 Pentahalides 4 References

[edit] Monohalides

AuCl, AuBr, and AuI are all crystalline solids with a structure containing alternating linear chains: ..-X-Au-X-Au-X-Au-X-... The X-Au-X angle is 180°.^{[citation needed]}

The monomeric AuF molecule has been detected in the gas phase^[1].

[edit] Trihalides

The triiodide does not exist.^{[citation needed]} AuCl₃ readily forms out of the elements at temperatures below 254 °C. It is a volatile red solid. The volatile species is the dimer Au₂Cl₆.^{[citation needed]}. Likewise, AuBr₃ can be formed from the elements and exists primarily as the dimer Au₂Br₆.

Gold(III) fluoride, AuF₃, has a unique polymeric helical structure, containing corner-sharing {AuF₄} squares.

[edit] Pentahalides

Gold(V) fluoride, AuF₅, is the only known example of gold in the +5 oxidation state. It most commonly occurs as the dimer Au₂F₁₀.

[edit] References

1. ^ D. Schröder, J. Hrušák, I. C. Tornieporth-Oetting, T. M. Klapötke and H. Schwarz (1994). "Neutral Gold(I) Fluoride Does Indeed Exist". Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English 33 (2): 212-214. doi:10.1002/anie.199402121.