Reaction #2320122

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Reaction equation

CCCCCCCCCC(S)C(=O)O.CO
MUA methanol
→
CCCCCCCCCC(S)C(=O)O
mercaptoundecanoic acid

Reactants

CCCCCCCCCC(S)C(=O)O.CO
MUA methanol

Reagents

None

Solvents

[Cd+2].[Se-2]
CdSe

Conditions

Detailed conditions
See reaction.notes.procedure_details.

Procedure

In the absence of light, the precipitated CdSe nanocrystals are dissolved in the MUA-methanol solution. The resulting solution is stirred under an Argon flow for about 2 hours to form mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA)-capped CdSe nanocrystals. Ethyl acetate and ethyl ether are used to precipitate and wash (repeatedly between about 2 and 3 times) the MUA-capped CdSe nanocrystals. Subsequently, the MUA-capped CdSe nanocrystals preferably are dispersed in isopropanol to define a cadmium selenide (CdSe) solution.

Source

DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1Patent: US07709054B2uspto-grants-2010_05