Chlorido(dimethyl_sulfide)gold(I)
Chloro(dimethyl sulfide)gold(I)
Chemical compound
Chloro(dimethyl sulfide)gold(I) is a coordination complex of gold. It is a white solid. This compound is a common entry point into gold chemistry.
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.156.209  |
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| C2H6AuClS | |
| Molar mass | 294.55 g·mol−1 |
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| H315, H319, H335 | |
| P261, P264, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
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chloro(tetrahydrothiophene)gold(I) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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As for many other gold(I) complexes, the compound adopts a nearly linear (176.9°) geometry about the central gold atom. The Au-S bond distance is 2.271(2) Å, which is similar to other gold(I)-sulfur bonds.[1]
Chloro(dimethyl sulfide)gold(I) is commercially available. It may be prepared by dissolving gold in aqua regia (to give chloroauric acid), followed by addition of dimethyl sulfide.[2] Alternatively, sodium tetrachloroaurate may be used as the source of gold(III).[3] The bromo analog, Me2SAuBr, has also been synthesized by a similar route.[4] An approximate equation is:
- HAuCl4 + 2 SMe2 + H2O → Me2SAuCl + 3 HCl + OSMe2
A simple preparation starts from elemental gold in DMSO / conc HCl (1:2) where DMSO acts as an oxidant and the formed Me2S as ligand. As a side product, HAuCl4·2DMSO is formed.[5]
In chloro(dimethyl sulfide)gold(I), the dimethyl sulfide ligand is easily displaced by other ligands:[6]
- Me2SAuCl + L → LAuCl + Me2S (L = ligand)
Since Me2S is volatile, the new complex LAuCl is often easily purified.
When exposed to light, heat, or air, the compound decomposes to elemental gold.
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- Mueller, Thomas E.; Green, Jennifer C.; Mingos, D. Michael P.; McPartlin, Jennifer C.; Whittingham, Conrad; Williams, David J.; Woodroffe, Thomas M. (1998). "Complexes of gold(I) and platinum(II) with polyaromatic phosphine ligands". J. Organomet. Chem. 551 (1–2): 313. doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(97)00522-6.
- de Orbe, M. Elena; Echavarren, Antonio M. (2016). "Intermolecular [2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkynes with Alkenes Catalyzed by Gold(I)". Org. Synth. 93: 115. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.093.0115.