Constitution of aurous compounds: gold mirrors

ABSTRACT THE volatile aurous compounds described by Dr. F. G. Mann and Dr. A. F. Wells1 provide further examples of the fact that, in its aurous compounds, gold is always 2-covalent.

Constitutionally analogous sulphur and nitrogen compounds are also known. It is significant that whenever gold is in solution in the aurous condition, the metal is always present in a

complex ion. This is shown in the cases of such typical compounds as potassium aurocyanide, KAu(CN)2, and hydrobromoaurous acid, HAuBr2. Like the auric ion, the aurous ion appears to be

incapable of existence, and some investigations2 have shown that the probable constitutions of the aurous halides and of aurous cyanide are respectively: Thus, even in its simplest

compounds, aurous gold appears always to be 2-covalent, while auric gold is always 4-covalent and the four valencies are coplanar with the gold atom3. Access through your institution Buy or

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ON THE AROMATICITY OF ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS Article 21 June 2024 REFERENCES * _NATURE_, 140, 502 (Sept. 18, 1937). * _J. Chem. Soc._, 860 (1934); 219, 1024 (1935). * Cox and Webster, _J. Chem.

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INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Chemistry Department, I Guy's Hospital Medical School, London, S.E.I. CHARLES S. GIBSON Authors * CHARLES S. GIBSON View author publications You

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Mirrors. _Nature_ 140, 583 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140583a0 Download citation * Published: 01 October 1937 * Issue Date: 02 October 1937 * DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/140583a0

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