Molecules containing gold atoms are not expected to form metallic bonds. But there is growing evidence that there are interactions between the gold atoms that are similar in strength to hydrogen bonds.
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Schmidbaur, H. Going for gold. Nature 413, 31–33 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35092657
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