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Identifying the Decomposition Product of Single‐Source Precursors: Towards Water‐Soluble Quantum Dots
Author(s) -
Green Mark,
Sandiford Lydia,
Anderson Kirsty M.,
Ma Yongmin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201100076
Subject(s) - quantum dot , decomposition , aqueous solution , oxazolidine , chemistry , single crystal , nanotechnology , combinatorial chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , crystallography , engineering
On the dot : A water‐soluble single‐source precursor has been used in the synthesis of CdS quantum dots passivated with a nucleotide in an aqueous one‐pot reaction (see figure). The crystal structure of the decomposition product of a single‐source precursor, 3‐methyl‐5‐(1,2,3,4‐tetrahydroxybutyl)oxazolidine‐2‐thione is also presented. A new decomposition mechanism is suggested that compliments existing routes.