Caesium auride is the inorganic compound with the formula CsAu. It is the Cs+ salt of the unusual Au− anion.[2]
Solution of CsAu(left), pure CsAu(right)
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IUPAC name
Caesium auride
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AuCs | |
Molar mass | 329.872022 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | Yellow crystals |
Melting point | 580 °C (1,076 °F; 853 K)[1] |
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CsCl | |
a = 4.24 Å[1]
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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CsAu is obtained by heating a stoichiometric mixture of caesium and gold. The two metallic-yellow liquids react to give a transparent yellow product.[3] Despite being a compound of two metals, CsAu lacks metallic properties since it is a salt with localized charges; it instead behaves as a semiconductor with band gap 2.6 eV.[4]
The compound hydrolyzes readily, yielding caesium hydroxide, metallic gold, and hydrogen.[3]
The solution in liquid ammonia is brown, and the ammonia adduct CsAu·NH3 is blue; the latter has ammonia molecules intercalated between layers of the CsAu crystal parallel to the (110) plane. Solutions undergo metathesis with tetramethylammonium loaded ion exchange resin to give tetramethylammonium auride.[3]