Reductive carbonylation of gold(III) chloride
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- No. 18,p. 1829-1831
- https://doi.org/10.1039/dt9760001829
Abstract
The reaction of anhydrous AuCl3 with CO in thionyl chloride gives [Au(CO)Cl] in substantially quantitative yields. The reaction takes place via the intermediate formation of a soluble carbonyl species which has been characterised spectroscopically and is believed to be a mixed-valence carbonyl complex of formula [Au2(CO)Cl4]. Under nitrogen or argon, AuCl3 and [Au(CO)Cl] give an insoluble microcrystalline substance of analytical formula AuCl2, which further reacts with CO to yield [Au(CO)Cl].Keywords
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