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 Solution of CsAu(left), pure CsAu(right)
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IUPAC name
Caesium auride
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| Properties | |
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| Molar mass | 329.872022 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Yellow crystals |
| Melting point | 580 °C (1,076 °F; 853 K) [1] |
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a = 4.24 Å
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Caesium auride is the inorganic compound with the formula CsAu. It is the Cs+ salt of the unusual Au− anion. [2]
Preparation and reactions
CsAu is obtained by heating a stoichiometric mixture of caesium and gold. The two metallic-yellow liquids react to give a transparent yellow product. [3] Despite being a compound of two metals, CsAu lacks metallic properties since it is a salt with localized charges; it instead behaves as a semiconductor with band gap 2.6 eV. [4]
The compound hydrolyzes readily, yielding caesium hydroxide, metallic gold, and hydrogen. [3]
- 2 CsAu + 2 H2O → 2 CsOH + 2 Au + H2
The solution in liquid ammonia is brown, and the ammonia adduct CsAu·NH3 is blue; the latter has ammonia molecules intercalated between layers of the CsAu crystal parallel to the (110) plane. Solutions undergo metathesis with tetramethylammonium loaded ion exchange resin to give tetramethylammonium auride. [3]
References
- ^ a b Kienast, Gerhard; Verma, Jitendra; Klemm, Wilhelm (June 1961). "Das Verhalten der Alkalimetalle zu Kupfer, Silber und Gold". Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (in German). 310 (3): 143–169. doi: 10.1002/zaac.19613100304.
- ^ Peer, William J.; Lagowski, J. J. (1978). "Metal-Ammonia Solutions. 11. Au−, a Solvated Transition Metal Anion". J. Am. Chem. Soc. 100: 6260–6261. doi: 10.1021/ja00487a064.
- ^ a b c Jansen, Martin (2005-11-30). "Effects of relativistic motion of electrons on the chemistry of gold and platinum". Solid State Sciences. 7 (12): 1464–1474. Bibcode: 2005SSSci...7.1464J. doi: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2005.06.015.
- ^ Norrby, Lars J. (February 1991). "Why is mercury liquid? Or, why do relativistic effects not get into chemistry textbooks?". Journal of Chemical Education. 68 (2): 110. Bibcode: 1991JChEd..68..110N. doi: 10.1021/ED068P110.
Further reading
- Jansen, Martin (2008). "The chemistry of gold as an anion". Chemical Society Reviews. 37 (9): 1826–1835. doi: 10.1039/B708844M. PMID 18762832.—includes photograph of the compound.