Gold phosphide is a hypothetical binary inorganic compound of gold metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula AuP.[1][2] No compound of composition AuP has been probed by X-ray crystallography. The only known gold phosphide is the metastable Au2P3.[3][4]
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| IUPAC name
gold(3+); phosphorus(3-)
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| Other names
Gold monophosphide
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3D model (JSmol)
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| AuP | |
| Molar mass | 227.940332 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | solid |
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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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Preparation
editGold phosphide was claimed to be prepared by the direct reaction of spongy gold and phosphorus or by passing phosphine into a solution of auric chloride in ether or alcohol:[5][6][7]
- AuCl3 + PH3 → AuP + 3HCl
Properties
editAuP is claimed to decompose in air or with H2O.[8]
Related
editA mixed anion phosphide iodide is known: Au7P10I with a trigonal structure.[4]
References
edit- ^ Louis, Henry (1894). A Handbook of Gold Milling. Macmillan. p. 40. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Ganzenmuüller, Wilhelm; Gedschold, Hermann; Kotowski, Alfons; Gmelin, Leopold (1954). Gold: Lieferung 3 (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 728. ISBN 978-3-662-12700-1. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ R. Prins; M. E. Bussell (2012). "Metal Phosphides: Preparation, Characterization and Catalytic Reactivity". Catalysis Letters. 142 (12): 1413–1436. doi:10.1007/s10562-012-0929-7.
- ^ a b Jeitschko, W.; Möller, M. H. (1979-03-01). "The crystal structures of Au 2 P 3 and Au 7 P 10 I, polyphosphides with weak Au–Au interactions". Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Crystallography and Crystal Chemistry. 35 (3): 573–579. Bibcode:1979AcCrB..35..573J. doi:10.1107/S0567740879004180. ISSN 0567-7408.
- ^ Ramsay, William (1891). A System of Inorganic Chemistry. J. & A. Churchill. p. 557. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Cavazzi, A. (1885). "Action of Phisphine on Auric Chloride". Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society of London. 48 (2): 875. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Roscoe, Henry Enfield; Schorlemmer, Carl (1898). A Treatise on Chemistry. D. Appleton. p. 413. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Comey, Arthur Messenger (1896). A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities Inorganic: xx, 515 p. Macmillan & Company. p. 174. Retrieved 8 April 2024.