Gold heptafluoride

Gold heptafluoride
Names
IUPAC name
Difluorinegold(V) fluoride
Other names
Gold heptafluoride
Properties
AuF7
Molar mass 322.956 g/mol
Hazards
Main hazards Corrosive, toxic
Related compounds
Other cations
ReF7, IF7
Related compounds
AuF3, AuF5
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Gold heptafluoride is a gold(V) compound with the empirical formula AuF7. The synthesis of this compound was first reported in 1986.[1] Current calculations suggest that it may be the first difluorine complex, AuF5·F2. The gold(V) difluorine complex is calculated to be 205 kJ/mol more stable than gold(VII) fluoride. The vibrational frequency at 734 cm−1 is the hallmark of the end-on coordinated difluorine molecule.[2]

References

  1. Timakov, A. A.; Prusakov, V. N.; Drobyshevskii, Y. V. (1986). Dokl. Akad. Nauk SSSR (in Russian) 291: 125–128. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Himmel, Daniel; Riedel, Sebastian (2007-05-31). "After 20 Years, Theoretical Evidence That "AuF7" Is Actually AuF5·F2". Inorganic Chemistry 46 (13): 5338–5342. doi:10.1021/ic700431s.