Gold hexafluoride explained

Gold hexafluoride is a hypothetical binary inorganic chemical compound of gold and fluorine with the chemical formula .[1] As of 2023, it is still a hypothetical compound that has never been prepared or observed.[2] [3] In 1999, Neil Bartlett stated, "It should exist, if made at low temperature and kept cold."[4]

Potential properties

Like, should be an extremely powerful oxidizer.[5] The compound is calculated to be stable.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Compton . R. N. . Klots . Cornelius E. . Iones, Molecules, and Energy . 1989 . . 169 . 2 May 2023 . en.
  2. Book: Groult . Henri . Leroux . Frederic . Tressaud . Alain . Modern Synthesis Processes and Reactivity of Fluorinated Compounds: Progress in Fluorine Science . 4 November 2016 . . 978-0-12-803790-4 . 563 . 2 May 2023 . en.
  3. Book: Hargittai . Istvan . Hargittai . Magdolna . Candid Science Iii: More Conversations With Famous Chemists . 21 March 2003 . . 978-1-78326-111-6 . 47 . 2 May 2023 . en.
  4. Book: Hargittai . Istvan . Drive and Curiosity: What Fuels the Passion for Science . 13 April 2010 . Prometheus Books . 978-1-61614-469-2 . 2 May 2023 . en.
  5. Craciun . Raluca . Picone . Désireé . Long . Rebecca T. . Li . Shenggang . Dixon . David A. . Peterson . Kirk A. . Christe . Karl O. . Third Row Transition Metal Hexafluorides, Extraordinary Oxidizers, and Lewis Acids: Electron Affinities, Fluoride Affinities, and Heats of Formation of WF6, ReFF6, OsF6, IrF6, PtF6, and AuF6 . . 1 February 2010 . 49 . 3 . 1056–1070 . 10.1021/ic901967h . 20052991 . en . 0020-1669.
  6. Book: Bartlett . Neil . Oxidation Of Oxygen And Related Chemistry, The: Selected Papers Of Neil Bartlett . 26 October 2001 . . 978-981-4498-50-0 . 201 . 2 May 2023 . en.

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