Gold phosphide
Names
IUPAC name
gold(3+); phosphorus(3-)
Other names
Gold monophosphide
Identifiers
InChI=1S/Au.P/q+3;-3
Key: KQKLTZOQRUMLGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Properties
Au P
Molar mass
227.940332 g·mol−1
Appearance
solid
decomposes in water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Chemical compound
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 Au2 P3 .[ 3] [ 4]
Preparation
Gold 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
AuP is claimed to decompose in air or with H2 O .[ 8]
A mixed anion phosphide iodide is known: Au7 P10 I with a trigonal structure.[ 4]
References
^ 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 .
Gold(-I) Gold(I)
Gold(II) Gold(I,III) Gold(III)
Gold(V) Gold(VI)