
%0 Journal Article
%A Buckley, Robbie W. 
%A Healy, Peter C. 
%A Loughlin, Wendy A. 
%T Reduction of [NBu<emph tye="8">4</emph>][AuCl<emph tye="8">4</emph>] to [NBu<emph tye="8">4</emph>][AuCl<emph tye="8">2</emph>] with Sodium Acetylacetonate
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1997/09/05
%V 50
%N 7
%P 775-778
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/C97029
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/C97029 
%X The preparation of crystalline &#91;NBu4&#93; &#91;AuCl2&#93; in 85-90% yield by the reduction of &#91;NBu4&#93; &#91;AuCl4&#93; with sodium acetylacetonate is reported together with procedures for the quantitative synthesis of crystalline &#91;NBu4&#93; &#91;AuX4&#93; (X = Cl, Br) through direct oxidation of metallic gold in X2/&#91;NBu4&#93; X/ethanol, and the determination of the crystal structure of &#91;NBu4&#93; &#91;AuCl4&#93;. 
