Gold(III) phosphate

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| InChI = 1S/Au.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h;(H3,1,2,3,4)/q+3;/p-3

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| Appearance = Pale yellow solid

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| Density = 5.74 g/cm3

| Formula = AuPO4

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| MolarMass = 291.94 g/mol

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Gold(III) phosphate is a chemical compound with the formula AuPO4. It is a pale yellow solid that is insoluble in water and acetone. It decomposes at 450 °C into gold metal, phosphorus pentoxide, and oxygen.{{cite journal |title=Pd2P2O7 AND AuPO4 - NEW ANHYDROUS PHOSPHATES OF NOBLE METALS |journal=Phosphorus Research Bulletin |date=2005 |volume=19 |pages=77–82 |doi=10.3363/prb1992.19.0_77 |publisher=Japanese Association of Inorganic Phosphorus Chemistry |language=en|doi-access=free }}

Production

Gold(III) phosphate is produced by the reaction of gold(III) hydroxide and phosphoric acid at 130 °C:

:AuO(OH) + H3PO4 → AuPO4 + 2H2O

It can also be produced by the replacement of phosphoric acid with a mixture of nitric acid and phosphorus pentoxide.

References

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