14950-87-9

Basic information

• Product Name: dicyanoaurate
• Synonyms: dicyanoaurate;Potassium auricyanide
• CAS NO: 14950-87-9
• Molecular Formula: C2AuN2-
• Molecular Weight: 249.00135
• EINECS: 237-748-4
• Mol File: 14950-87-9.mol
• Article Data: 2

Chemical Properties

• Appearance: /
• Density: 3.45
• CAS DataBase Reference: dicyanoaurate(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: dicyanoaurate(14950-87-9)
• EPA Substance Registry System: dicyanoaurate(14950-87-9)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 14950-87-9(Hazardous Substances Data)

Usage

General Description

Dicyanoaurate, also known as dicyanoaurate (I) or sodium dicyanoaurate, is a chemical compound with the formula [Au(CN)2]?. It is a salt of a tetravalent gold anion and is commonly found in the form of its sodium salt, Na[Au(CN)2]. Dicyanoaurate is a strong oxidizing agent and is commonly used in gold plating and metal finishing processes. It is also used in the mining industry for the extraction of gold from ore. Additionally, dicyanoaurate is used in analytical chemistry as a reagent for the detection and quantification of various metals. Overall, dicyanoaurate is a versatile chemical with applications in various industries.

InChI:InChI=1/2CN.Au/c2*1-2;/q;;-1/rC2AuN2/c4-1-3-2-5/q-1

Upstream product

• 586959-39-9 gold(I) cyanide 

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Adsorption of dicyanoaurate (cas 14950-87-9) (I) ions on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite07/19/2019

The adsorption of dicyanoaurate (I) onto the surface of activated carbon is the basis of modern techniques for gold extraction. The process is very efficient and has been the major factor in improving the productivity of the gold mining industry over the last 20 years. This paper describes a stu...detailed

Effect of thallium ions on the adsorption of cyanide-containing species from cyanide and dicyanoaurate (cas 14950-87-9) solutions on a polycrystalline gold electrode07/18/2019

The effect of thallium(I) ions on the adsorption of CN-containing species on a gold electrode from alkaline cyanide and dicyanoaurate solutions was studied by a radioactive labelling method. In cyanide solutions, adsorption of CN-containing species decreases linearly with the coverage of thalliu...detailed

Adsorption of cyanide-containing species from dicyanoaurate (cas 14950-87-9) solutions on gold electrodeposits07/17/2019

Adsorption of cyanide-containing species from 5 × 10−6–5 × 10−3 M KAu(CN)2 solutions in alkaline supporting electrolyte (0.1 M K3PO4) on gold electrodeposits was investigated over a wide potential range (from −1.5 to 1.5 V/SHE) using the radioactive labeling (14C) method. The results obtained...detailed

Relevant articles and documents

A 13C and 15N Solid-State NMR Study of Structural Disorder and Aurophilic Bonding in AuI and AuIII Cyanide Complexes

Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance has been used to study several cyanoaurates. Carbon-13 and nitrogen-15 NMR spectra of samples enriched with isotopically labeled 13C, 15N cyanide ligands were recorded for stationary samples and