Table 6 Calculated energies (in eV) for excitation from the Au 5s orbital to the lowest energy unoccupied MO compared with Au LIII XANES energies [ref. 20(a)]
Compound | Au 5s ⇒ LUMO | Au LIII XANES (Au 2p ⇒ LUMO) |
AuCl4- | 140.1 | 11918.8 (in NaAuCl4) |
Au(SH)2- | 142.7 | 11923 (in Na3Au(S2O3)2) |
AuAsS(SH)3- | 140.5 | -- |