Potassium dicyanoaurate(I)
ALDRICH/379867 - 99.95% trace metals basis
Synonym: Gold (I) potassium cyanide; Potassium gold cyanide
CAS Number: 13967-50-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C2AuKN2
Molecular Weight: 288.10
EC Number: 237-748-4
MDL Number: MFCD00011414
Linear Formula: KAu(CN)2
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | 99.95% trace metals basis |
| density | 3.45 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| form | crystalline |
| impurities | ≤550.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis |
| InChI | 1S/2CN.Au.K/c2*1-2;;/q;;- |
| InChI key | OQHPFUBKFKRHKZ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| SMILES string | [K+].N#C[Au-]C#N |
| Application: | Potassium dicyanoaurate(I) can be used: • To prepare gold nanowire array electrodes with fast charge transfer ability. • As a supporting electrolyte for the electrodeposition of gold in organic media. • To prepare polypyrrole-ClO4 gas sensors with fast response time and high sensitivity to volatile organic compounds. • In the electrochemical preparation of gold nanoparticle composites. |
| General description: | Potassium dicyanoaurate(I) is an inorganic salt, soluble in water and sparingly soluble in alcohol. It is widely used as an electrolyte in the electrodeposition of gold on various substrates such as thin films and electrodes. |
| Packaging: | 1 g in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 250 mg in glass bottle |
| Symbol |   GHS06,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H300 + H310 + H330 - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P262 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P310 + P330 - P302 + P352 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P310 |
| Hazard Codes | T+,N |
| Risk Statements | 26/27/28-32-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 7-28-29-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 1588 6.1 / PGI |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Supplemental Hazard Statements | EUH032 |
| Purity | 99.95% trace metals basis |
| Density | 3.45 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |