Caesium auride

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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]

Caesium auride

Solution of CsAu(left), pure CsAu(right)
Names
IUPAC name
Caesium auride
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/Au.Cs ☒N
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  • covalent form: [Cs][Au]
  • ionic form: [Cs+].[Au-]
Properties
AuCs
Molar mass 329.872022 g·mol−1
Appearance Yellow crystals
Melting point 580 °C (1,076 °F; 853 K)[1]
reacts violently
Structure
CsCl
a = 4.24 Å[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Preparation and reactions

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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

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  • 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.