Gold phosphide

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Gold phosphide
Names
IUPAC name
gold(3+); phosphorus(3-)
Other names
Gold monophosphide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
PubChem CID
  • InChI=1S/Au.P/q+3;-3
    Key: KQKLTZOQRUMLGT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • [P-3].[Au+3]
Properties
AuP
Molar mass 227.940332 g·mol−1
Appearancesolid
decomposes in water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Gold phosphide is a hypothetical binary inorganic compound of gold metal and phosphorus with the chemical formula AuP. [1] [2] No compound of composition AuP has been probed by X-ray crystallography. The only known gold phosphide is the metastable Au2P3. [3] [4]

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Preparation

Gold phosphide was claimed to be prepared by the direct reaction of spongy gold and phosphorus or by passing phosphine into a solution of auric chloride in ether or alcohol: [5] [6] [7]

AuCl3 + PH3 → AuP + 3HCl

Properties

AuP is claimed to decompose in air or with H2O. [8]

A mixed anion phosphide iodide is known: Au7P10I with a trigonal structure. [4]

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