Chemistry:Nitroauric acid

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Short description: Chemical compound
Nitroauric acid
H(Au(NO3)4).png
Names
IUPAC name
Hydrogen tetranitratoaurate(III)[1]
Other names
  • Gold(III) nitrate
  • Auronitric acid
  • Gold(III) hydrogen nitrate
Identifiers
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 236-687-0
Properties
HAu(NO
3
)
4
Molar mass 445.99 g/mol (anhydrous)
500.04 g/mol (trihydrate)
Appearance Brown Crystals[1]
Density 2.84 g/cm3[1]
Melting point 72 °C (162 °F; 345 K)[3]
Soluble, decomposes[2]
Solubility in nitric acid Insoluble (0 °C)
Soluble (30 °C)
Hazards
Main hazards Oxidizing
GHS pictograms GHS03: Oxidizing
GHS Signal word Danger
H272, H302, H312, H315, H318, H332, H335
P210, P220, P221, P261, P280, P302+352, P304+340, P305+351+338, P332+313
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
Structure
Octahedral
Related compounds
Other anions
Chloroauric acid
Other cations
Potassium tetranitratoaurate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Nitroauric acid, hydrogen tetranitratoaurate, or simply called gold(III) nitrate is a crystalline gold compound that forms the trihydrate, HAu(NO
3
)
4
 · 3H2O
.[3] This compound is an intermediate in the process of extracting gold.[4] This compound is stable and soluble in aqueous nitric acid, but decomposes in water.[2]

Preparation

Nitroauric acid is prepared by the reaction of gold(III) hydroxide and concentrated nitric acid:[5]

Au(OH)
3
+ HNO
3
→ HAu(NO
3
)
4
+ H
2
O

Reactions

This compound reacts with potassium nitrate to form potassium tetranitratoaurate at 0 °C:[6]

HAu(NO
3
)
4
+ KNO
3
→ KAu(NO
3
)
4
+ HNO
3

Reference

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gold Nitrate". ESPI Metals. https://www.espimetals.com/index.php/msds/574-gold-nitrate. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Arthur Messinger Comey (1896) (in en). A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities Inorganic (2nd ed.). the University of Michigan: Macmillan & Company. p. 250. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 A. Jamieson Walker (1924) (in en). The Alkali-metals and Their Congeners. the University of California: C. Griffin. p. 349. 
  4. D. P. Graddon; H. Taube; A. G. Maddock (2017) (in en) (Ebook). An Introduction to Co-Ordination Chemistry (2nd ed.). Elsevier Science. p. 148. ISBN 9781483184111. https://www.google.com/books/edition/An_Introduction_to_Co_Ordination_Chemist/kSL-BAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0. 
  5. Harry Mann Gordin (1913) (in en). Elementary Chemistry (1 ed.). the University of Wisconsin - Madison: Medico-dental Publishing Company. p. 437. 
  6. Ripan R., Chetyanu I. (1972). Inorganic chemistry. Chemistry of metals. 2. Moscow: World.