Tetranitratogoldsäure, (H5O2)[Au(NO3)4]·H2O: Synthese,Kristallstruktur und thermisches Verhalten des ersten sauren Nitrates des Goldes

Tetranitratogold(III) Acid, (H₅O₂)Au(NO₃)₄]·H₂O: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Thermal Behaviour of the First Acidic Nitrate of Gold Yellow single crystals of (H₅O₂)Au(NO₃)₄]·H₂O grow upon cooling of a solution of Au(OH)₃ in conc. nitric acid. The crystal structure contains (monoclinic, C2/c, Z = 4, a = 1214.5(2), b = 854.4(1), c = 1225.7(2) pm, β = 117.75(1)°, R_all = 0.0331) the Au³⁺ ion in coordination of four monodentate NO₃^— ligands. The Au(NO₃)₄]^— units are linked by H₅O₂⁺‐ions. Significant hydrogen bonding is observed in the crystal structure between the H₅O₂⁺ ions and the H₂O molecules. The thermal analysis reveals a five step decomposition leading to elemental gold.