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Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Ph 4 As] 4 [Au 12 S 8 ], a Distorted Cubane‐Like Thioaurate( I )
Author(s) -
Marbach Gerolf,
Strähle Joachim
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198407151
Subject(s) - cubane , cube (algebra) , crystallography , crystal structure , aqueous solution , ion , chemistry , combinatorics , mathematics , organic chemistry
A cube with twelve Au atoms on the sides and eight S atoms at the corners constitutes the structure of the novel thioaurate( I ) ion [Au 12 S 8 ] 4⊖ . It is obtained quantitatively as the yellow [Ph 4 As] salt on addition of Ph 4 AsCl to an aqueous solution of Au 2 S and Na 2 S. Very few examples of thioaurates( I ) are known.