title: Gold(III) oxide
text: # Gold(III) oxide
  
  Gold(III) oxide $(Au_2O_3)$ is an inorganic compound of gold and oxygen with the formula $Au_2O_3.$ It is a red-brown solid that decomposes at 298 °C.
  
  According to X-ray crystallography, $Au_2O_3$ features square planar gold centers with both 2- and 3-coordinated oxides. The four Au-O bond distances range from 193 to 207 picometers. The crystals can be prepared by heating amorphous hydrated gold(III) oxide with perchloric acid and an alkali metal perchlorate in a sealed quartz tube at a temperature of around 250 °C and a pressure of around 30 MPa.
  
  