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Gold(III) chloride

≥99.99% trace metals basis

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Synonym(s):
Trichlorogold
Linear Formula:
AuCl3
CAS Number:
13453-07-1
Molecular Weight:
303.33
EC Number:
236-623-1
MDL number:
MFCD00014172
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24863702
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥99.99% trace metals basis

form

solid

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: gold

impurities

≤100.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis

SMILES string

Cl[Au](Cl)Cl

InChI

1S/Au.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3

InChI key

RJHLTVSLYWWTEF-UHFFFAOYSA-K

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General description

Gold(III) chloride is also known as auric chloride. It is a reddish-brown crystalline diamagnetic solid used in various fields such as catalysis, electroplating of gold, nanomaterial synthesis, and as reference material in spectroscopic techniques. It behaves as a Lewis acid and easily forms complexes.

Application

Gold(III) chloride can be used:
  • As a precursor to prepare gold nanoparticles.
  • As a dopant to fabricate graphene-protecting layers to enhance the stability and power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells.
  • As an anode interfacial modifier to enhance the built-in potential and interface resistance of polymer solar cells.
  • To fabricate flexible electrodes for organic light-emittingdiodes(OLEDs). Gold particles fill in graphene defects and reduce surfaceresistance resulting in enhanced carrier concentration.

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H315,H319,H335

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Respiratory system

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Use of AuCl3-doped graphene as a protecting layer for enhancing the stabilities of inverted perovskite solar cells
Jong Min Kim, et al.
Applied Surface Science, 455, 1131-1136 (2018)
The Golden Pathway to Thiolate-Stabilized Nanoparticles: Following the Formation of Gold(I) Thiolate from Gold(III) Chloride
Brian M. Barngrover and Christine M. Aikens
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 12590-12595 (2012)
Ligand-induced gold nanocrystal superlattice formation in colloidal solution.
Lin XM, et al.
Chemistry of Materials, 11(2), 198-202 (1999)
A comparative study of galvanic replacement reactions involving Ag nanocubes and AuCl2? or AuCl4?
Au L, et al.
Advanced Materials, 20(13), 2517-2517 (2008)
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