gold(I) chloride

CAS Number: 10294-29-8

Molecular Formula: AuCl

Purity: gold(I) chloride 99.9% purity

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About gold(I) chloride

Gold(I) chloride (CAS 10294-29-8) is a critical precursor in the US API intermediates market, where its role in synthesizing gold-containing coordination complexes for targeted drug delivery systems requires a Pharma/API purity 99% to comply with stringent FDA quality control standards. Aurous chloride serves as a high...

Synonyms

gold(I) chloride
10294-29-8
chlorogold
GOLD (I) CHLORIDE
Gold chloride (AuCl)

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gold(I) chloride Specifications

CAS Number

10294-29-8

Molecular Formula

AuCl

Molecular Weight

232.42 g/mol

IUPAC Name

chlorogold

Canonical SMILES

Cl[Au]

InChI Key

FDWREHZXQUYJFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

InChI=1S/Au.ClH/h;1H/q+1;/p-1

EINECS Number

233-655-8

MDL Number

MFCD00046175

HSN No

28439000

CAS Number

10294-29-8

Molecular Formula

AuCl

Molecular Weight

232.42 g/mol

IUPAC Name

chlorogold

Canonical SMILES

Cl[Au]

InChI Key

FDWREHZXQUYJFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

InChI=1S/Au.ClH/h;1H/q+1;/p-1

EINECS Number

233-655-8

MDL Number

MFCD00046175

HSN No

28439000

Molecular Weight

232.42 g/mol

Purity

gold(I) chloride 99.9% purity

Melting Point

289 °C (decomposition)

Boiling Point

298 °C (568.4 °F) (Decomposes)

Freezing point

210°C

Density

7.57 g/cm3

Precise Quality

10294-29-8

PSA

0 Å²

logP

0.687

Average mass

232.42 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

231.935423 Da

Molar mass

232.42 g/mol

Vapour pressure

The provided sources do not contain specific vapour pressure values for gold(I) chloride. While source 2 mentions that gold(I) chloride begins to decompose at temperatures above 160 °C and is non-volatile at ordinary temperatures and pressure, no numerical data for vapour pressure is listed across the referenced databases.

Precautionary Statement Codes

P260, P261, P264, P272, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P352, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P333+P317, P362+P364, P363, P405, and P501

Hazard Classes and Categories

Skin Corr. 1B (100%) Skin Sens. 1 (90.9%)

Pharmaceutical Intermediate

An important building block utilized in the synthesis of various medicinal compounds and active pharmaceutical ingredients

Nanotechnology Precursor

A starting material used to prepare gold nanoparticles for applications in biomedical research, electronics, and sensors

Catalyst

A versatile Lewis acid and precatalyst used in organic synthesis for reactions such as the cycloisomerization of alkenes, alkynes, and allenes

Organic Synthesis Building Block

A starting material for the preparation of phosphine-ligated gold(I) complexes and other organogold compounds

Analytical Reagent

A chemical used in qualitative and quantitative analyses, including spectroscopy and chromatography, to detect or quantify gold in environmental samples.