Tetramethylammonium auride explained

Tetramethylammonium auride,, is an ionic compound containing tetramethylammonium as cation and gold in a –1 oxidation state as anion. It is an example of a compound containing this rare ionic form of gold, and the first auride paired with a cation that is not a metal atom that has been synthesized.^[1]

Further reading

• – Use of this compound to study the nature of tetramethylammonium–anion bonding

Notes and References

1. Synthesis and crystal structure determination of tetramethylammonium auride . Pascal D. C. . Dietzela . Martin . Jansen . Chemical Communications . 2001 . 21 . 2208–2209 . 10.1039/B105648B . 12240114.