Nomenclature
CAS number: 15189-51-2
Gold sodium chloride; sodium chloroaurate(III).
AuCl
4Na; mol wt 361.77.
Au 54.45%, Cl 39.20%, Na 6.35%.
Description and references
Prepd by evapn of a soln of HAuCl4 and NaCl.
Derivative
Dihydrate.
Properties
Orange-yellow, rhombic, bipyramidal crystals.
Stable to 100°. Dec before all H2O of hydration lost.
Freely sol in water; sol in alcohol, ether.Use
For paper-toning in photography, in electroplating
baths.