Tellurium Precursor for Nanocrystal Synthesis: Tris(dimethylamino)phosphine Telluride.

Preparations of CdTe quantum platelets, magic-size (CdTe)13 nanoclusters, and CdTe quantum wires are described using (Me2N)3PTe (with (Me2N)3P) as a Te precursor. The (Me2N)3PTe/(Me2N)3P precursor mixture is shown to be more reactive than mixtures of trialkylphosphine tellurides and the corresponding trialkylphosphines, R3PTe/R3P, which are commonly employed in nanocrystal syntheses. For syntheses conducted in primary amine solvents, (Me2N)3PTe and (Me2N)3P undergo a transamination reaction, affording (Me2N) x(RHN)3- xPTe and (Me2N) x(RHN)3- xP (R = n-octyl or oleyl). The transaminated (Me2N) x(RHN)3- xPTe derivatives are shown to be the likely Te precursors under those conditions. The enhanced reactivities of the tris(amino)phosphine tellurides are ascribed to increased nucleophilicity due to the amino-N lone pairs.

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