ABSTRACT
Cd(SeC6H5)2 or C12H10Se2Cd. To obtain this compound, C6H5SeH (22 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) was added to CdMe2 (11 mmol) in toluene (5 mL) under inert atmosphere (Brennan et al. 1989). A white solid formed immediately. The reaction mixture was stirred for 4 h, and the white precipitate was collected, washed repeatedly with heptanes, and dried in vacuo to give a white solid Cd(SeC6H5)2. Recrystallization from pyridine/heptane gives colorless needles. This compound melts at the temperature higher than 304°C. Zinc-blende nanometer-sized clusters of CdSe could be obtained as the result of Cd(SeC6H5)2 thermolysis.
