Gold Cation reaction
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I mixed dried Gold Chloride with Diethyl Ether and Lithium metal.
Expected reaction products are as follows:
Unreacted Lithium Metal ( Insoluble in Ether )
Lithium Chloride ( precipitates insoluble in Ether )
Lithium Hydroxide ( precipitates insoluble in Ether )
Hydrogen Gas
Gold Cation / Ether product
So here is what I am unsure of. What exactly is the gold compound that is now thoroughly de-halogenated and still within the Ether? Will it explode if I distill it to dryness, aurophilicity would normally cause precipitation of metallic gold in such reactions and I am always wary that the effect could create explosive byproducts.
Expected reaction products are as follows:
Unreacted Lithium Metal ( Insoluble in Ether )
Lithium Chloride ( precipitates insoluble in Ether )
Lithium Hydroxide ( precipitates insoluble in Ether )
Hydrogen Gas
Gold Cation / Ether product
So here is what I am unsure of. What exactly is the gold compound that is now thoroughly de-halogenated and still within the Ether? Will it explode if I distill it to dryness, aurophilicity would normally cause precipitation of metallic gold in such reactions and I am always wary that the effect could create explosive byproducts.