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Preparation

Gold(III) fluoride is prepared by fluorination of gold(III) chloride, AuCl3 (or Au2Cl6), at 300°C. Either fluorine gas or hydrogen fluoride may be used as a fluorinating agent.

InChI:InChI=1/Au.3FH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/p-3

Upstream product

• 7787-71-5 bromine trifluoride 
• 13863-59-7 bromine fluoride 
• 7440-57-5 gold 
• 7790-91-2 chlorine trifluoride 
• 7782-41-4 fluorine 
• 7784-36-3 arsenic pentafluoride 
• 122270-70-6 XeF₅⁽¹⁺⁾*AuF₄^(1-)=XeF₅AuF₄ 
• 31140-76-8 BrF₂⁽¹⁺⁾*AuF₄^(1-) = AuBrF₆ 
• 11113-87-4 silver fluoride 
• 13453-07-1 gold(III) chloride 

Downstream Products

• 7440-57-5 gold 
• 7782-41-4 fluorine 
• 16949-12-5 cesium hexafluoroantimonate 
• 625853-86-3 (F₃As)AuXe⁽¹⁺⁾*Sb₂F₁₁^(1-)=[(F₃As)AuXe]Sb₂F₁₁ 
• 7784-36-3 arsenic pentafluoride 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Taming the High Reactivity of Gold(III) Fluoride: Fluorido Gold(III) Complexes with N-Based Ligands

The synthesis of [NMe4][AuF4] and [NEt4][AuF4], as well as an improved one-pot synthesis of Cs[AuF4], is reported. The new [AuF4]? salts were structurally characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy, vibrational spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. These salts are the first gold(III) fluoride salts that can be isolated in pure form and are convenient to be used in usual organic solvents for subsequent synthesis. The formation of molecular AuF3 complexes in solution is further reported, characterized as [F3Au(NCCH3)] at low temperature, as [F3Au(py)] and a binuclear derivative which are stable at room temperature. The stability of these species in common organic solvents was investigated and they showed a satisfying stability.

Synthesis and structure of Tetrafluoroaurates(III), TlF2[AuF4], M2F[AuF4]5 (M = Y, La, Bi), Sm[AuF4]3 with an appendix on Sm[AuF4]2

In the system MF3/AuF3 the structures of several yellow Tetrafluoroaurates(III) have been determinated. TlF2[AuF4] crystallizes tetragonal, space group P41212 - D44 (Nr. 92) with a = 573.17(4) pm, c = 2780.4(3) pm, Z = 8; M2F[AuF4]5 (M = Bi, La) tetragonal, space group P41212 - D44 (Nr. 92) with a = 822.89(5) pm, c = 2557.1(3) pm, Z = 4 (Bi); with a = 836.80(3) pm, c = 2602.2(2) pm, Z = 4 (La); Y2F[AuF4]5 monoclin, space group P2/n - C2h4 (Nr. 13) with a = 1188.9(3) pm, b = 797.4(2) pm, c = 895.7(3) pm, β = 89.18(3), Z = 4 and Sm[AuF4]3 trigonal, space group R3c - D3d6 (Nr. 167) with a = 1034.5(1) pm, c = 1614.1(3) pm, Z = 6. All these yellow crystals have been obtained by solid state reactions in autoclaves or sealed goldtubes.

The reduction of AuF3 in super acidic solution

AuF3 is reduced in superacidic HF/SbF5 solutions giving three products. 1 Orange [Au3F8·2SbF5]. It has a layered structure built up by square planar AuIIF4 and AunIIIF4 units: Crystal structure: space group P21/c, a = 9.049(2), b = 8.424(1), c = 9.645(1) A, β = 115.08(1)°. 2. Black [Au3F7·3SbF5] has a ribbon structure, similarly built up by square planar AuIIF4 and AuIIIF4 units: Crystal structure: fipace group Pc, a = 9.991(1), b = 10.728(1), c = 15.222(1)A, β = 95.304(2)°. 3. Yellow green [(Au(HF)2] [SbF6)2·2HF with square planar Au↑F4 units that are formed by two fluorine atoms of the anions and two HF molecules as complex ligands. Crystal structure: Space group P1, a = 5.482(1), b = 5.848(1), c = 9.309(2) A, α = 89.522(4), β = 85.635(4), γ = 87.509(4)°.

Preparation and structure of F3As-Au+SbF6-, the structures of Au(CO)2+ and Au(PF3)2+

AuF3, Au(SbF6)2, or [Au(SbF6)2 · Au(AuF4)2] react with AsF3 in HF/SbF5 under formation of F3As-Au+SbF6-. This is stable to about 0°C. The crystal structure reveals strong cationic-anionic interactions through one fluorine atom so that a description as F3As-Au-F. . . SbF5 is also possible (a = 798.3(1), b = 912.0(2), c = 1076.3(2) pm, β = 96.25°, space group P21/n). A similar reaction with CO affords [Au(CO)2+]2SbFf6- · Sb2F11- (a = 1404.8(1), b = 622.86(3), c = 1130.2(1) pm, space group Pmma). The cations in these compounds have the expected linear geometry. Reaction with PF3 affords Au(PF3)2+SbF6- (a = 825.5(2), b = 824.4(2), c = 876.4(3) pm, γ = 119.99°, space group P21/n).

Th2F7[AuF4] - The first fluoroaurate in the system MF4/AuF3

We observed for the first time single crystals of Th2F7[AuF4] [1] in attempts to synthesize ternary fluoroaurates with tetravalent cations. Concerning to X-Ray-data (Mo-Kα), the light-yellow compound crystallizes tetragonal in the space group I4/mcm (No. 140) with a = 1130.6(1) pm, c = 631.34(7) pm and Z = 4.

Au[AuF4]2 - An unexpected by-product in the system MF4/AuF3 and single crystals of CeF4, a further by-product

Investigating the system MF4/AuF3 (M = Th4+, Ce4+) we obtained unexpectively Au[AuF4]2 in form of irregular, brown single crystals. It crystallizes monoclinic, space group P21/n (No. 14) with a = 527.21(7) pm, b = 1070.76(10) pm, c = 573.48(7) pm, β= 90.633(14)°, Z = 2, isotypic with Ag[AuF4]2 and Pd[AuF4]2. As a further by-product we obtained for the first time colourless single crystals of CeF4 (monoclinic, C2/c, No. 15, a = 1258.83(8) pm, b = 1062.63(8) pm, c = 822.41(9) pm, β = 126.24(1)°, and Z = 12).

Synthesis and structure of silver(II) tetrafluoroaurate(III) Ag[AuF4]2

Intensive green single crystals of Ag[AuF4]2 can be obtained by heating up micro crystalline Ag[AuF4]2 in autoclaves (p(F2) ～ 200 bar, T ～ 400 °C, t ～ 14 d). It crystallizes monoclinic, space group P21/n-C52h; (No. 14) with a = 522.3(1), b = 1101.3(3), c = 550.5(2) pm, β=94.98(3), Z = 2 and is isotypic with Pd[AuF4]2.

Synthesis and structure of MII[AuF4]2 with MII = Ni, Pd

Yellow Ni[AuF4]2, obtained as single crystals by solvothermal synthesis in anhydrous HF crystallizes monoclinic, isotypic to M[AuF4]2 (M = Mg, Zn) [1], space group P21/c-C52h (No. 14) with a = 550.4, b = 546.0, c = 1083.1 pm and β = 109.47°. In order to get better comparison to Pd[AuF4]2 it will be described in the space group P21/n with a = 550.4 pm, b = 546.0 pm, c= 1038.2 pm, β = 100.47° and Z = 2. Green Pd[AuF4]2, prepared by heating a mixture of PdF2 and AuF3 in sealed Au-tubes crystallizes also monoclinic, space group P21/c (setting P21/n with a = 519.79 pm, b = 1095.7 pm, c = 555.7 pm, β = 89.93° and Z = 2), but it is not isotypic to Ni[AuF4]2.

Synthesis and structure of MII[AuF4]2 (MII = Cd, Hg)

Cd[AuF4]2 and the isotypic compound Hg[AuF4]2, both are yellow, crystallize tetragonal in the space-group P4/mcc-D24h (No. 124) with a = 575.0/575.6 pm, c = 1034.8/ 1042.3 pm and Z = 2. The single-crystals were obtained by solid-state reactions in goldtubes.