The molecule is a sulfur-containing carboxylic acid that is thiomalic acid in which the sulfur atom is linked to a gold atom. It is a gold coordination entity and a sulfur-containing carboxylic acid. It derives from a thiomalic acid. It is a conjugate acid of an aurothiomalate(2-).
1,4-dihydroxy-1,4-dioxobutane-2-thiolate;gold(1+)