Gold(III) chloride
ALDRICH/379948 - ≥99.99% trace metals basis
Synonym: Trichlorogold
CAS Number: 13453-07-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): AuCl3
Molecular Weight: 303.33
EC Number: 236-623-1
MDL Number: MFCD00014172
Linear Formula: AuCl3
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | ≥99.99% trace metals basis |
| form | solid |
| impurities | ≤100.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis |
| InChI | 1S/Au.3ClH/h;3*1H/q+3;;;/ |
| InChI key | RJHLTVSLYWWTEF-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100  |
| reaction suitability | core: gold |
| reagent type: catalyst | |
| SMILES string | Cl[Au](Cl)Cl |
| Application: | Gold(III) chloride can be used:• As a precursor to prepare gold nanoparticles. • As a dopant to fabricate graphene-protecting layers to enhance the stability and power conversion efficiency of perovskite solar cells. • As an anode interfacial modifier to enhance the built-in potential and interface resistance of polymer solar cells. • To fabricate flexible electrodes for organic light-emittingdiodes(OLED |
| General description: | Gold(III) chloride is also known as auric chloride. It is a reddish-brown crystalline diamagnetic solid used in various fields such as catalysis, electroplating of gold, nanomaterial synthesis, and as reference material in spectroscopic techniques. It behaves as a Lewis acid and easily forms complexes. |
| Packaging: | 1 g in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 250 mg in glass insert |
| Symbol |  GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H315 - H319 - H335 |
| Precautionary statements | P261 - P264 - P271 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | Xi |
| Risk Statements | 36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 26-36 |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.99% trace metals basis |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |