Extended Data Fig. 10: Cation exchange reactions with different CdX2(PPr3)2 complexes (X = I−, Br−, Cl−). | Nature Synthesis

Extended Data Fig. 10: Cation exchange reactions with different CdX2(PPr3)2 complexes (X = I−, Br−, Cl−).

From: Precision synthesis of a CdSe semiconductor nanocluster via cation exchange

Extended Data Fig. 10: Cation exchange reactions with different CdX2(PPr3)2 complexes (X = I−, Br−, Cl−).The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

Compared to the well-defined 365 nm → 355 nm → 372 nm conversions observed in the CdI2(PPr3)2 reaction, cation exchange using CdBr2(PPr3)2 results in uncontrolled aggregation at the end of the reaction. The aggregation is even faster (within a few minutes) in the case of CdCl2(PPr3)2.

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