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| IUPAC name
Gold(VI) fluoride
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| Other names
Gold hexafluoride
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| Identifiers | |
3D model (JSmol)
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| Properties | |
| AuF6 | |
| Molar mass | 310.956989 g·mol−1 |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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Platinum hexafluoride |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Gold hexafluoride is a binary inorganic chemical compound of gold and fluorine with the chemical formula AuF6.[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]
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