Materials Data on AuSO4 by Materials Project
AuSO4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pbca space group. The structure is two-dimensional and consists of two AuSO4 sheets oriented in the (0, 0, 1) direction. Au2+ is bonded in a T-shaped geometry to three O2- atoms. There are two shorter (2.04 Å) and one longer (2.17 Å) Au–O bond lengths. S6+ is bonded in a tetrahedral geometry to four O2- atoms. There are a spread of S–O bond distances ranging from 1.43–1.54 Å. There are four inequivalent O2- sites. In the first O2- site, O2- is bonded in a single-bond geometry to one S6+ atom. In the second O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au2+ and one S6+ atom. In the third O2- site, O2- is bonded in a distorted bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au2+ and one S6+ atom. In the fourth O2- site, O2- is bonded in a bent 120 degrees geometry to one Au2+ and one S6+ atom.