Gold(III) chloride trihydrate
ALDRICH/520918 - ≥99.9% trace metals basis
Synonym: Hydrogen tetrachloroaurate(III); Tetrachloroauric(III) acid
CAS Number: 16961-25-4
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): HAuCl4 · 3H2O
Molecular Weight: 393.83
EC Number: 240-948-4
MDL Number: MFCD00149904
Linear Formula: HAuCl4 · 3H2O
Product Type: Chemical
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| assay | ≥99.9% trace metals basis |
| composition | Au, 48.5-50.25% |
| form | crystals and lumps |
| impurities | ≤1000.0 ppm Trace Metal Analysis |
| InChI | 1S/Au.4ClH.3H2O/h;4*1H;3* |
| InChI key | XYYVDQWGDNRQDA-UHFFFAOYSA |
| packaging | glass bottle of 1 g |
| glass bottle of 25 g | |
| glass bottle of 5 g | |
| SMILES string | Cl[H].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].[H] |
| Application: | Gold(III) chloride trihydrate can be used in the fabrication of colorimetric aptasensor for staphylococcus aureus. It can be reduced with polygala tenuifolia roots (green reducing agent) to produce gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). |
| General description: | The embryotoxicity of gold salt (HAuCl4 · 3H2O) is weaker than the embryotoxicities of a number of other nanoparticles used infor biomedical applications. |
| Packaging: | 1, 5, 25 g in glass bottle |
| Symbol |   GHS05,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H314 - H317 |
| Precautionary statements | P260 - P272 - P280 - P303 + P361 + P353 - P304 + P340 + P310 - P305 + P351 + P338 |
| Hazard Codes | C |
| Risk Statements | 34-43 |
| Safety Statements | 26-27-36/37/39-45 |
| RIDADR | UN 3260 8 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥99.9% trace metals basis |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |