Dylan C. Gary, Alessio Petrone, Xiaosong Li and Brandi M. Cossairt
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 161-164
DOI:
10.1039/C6CC07952K,
Communication
The reaction of primary amines with In37P20(O2CR)51 is found to remove In(O2CR)3 subunits from In37P20(O2CR)51. This loss of Z-type ligands coincides with structural rearrangement to alleviate core strain and passivate phosphorus atoms. This result consolidates conflicting claims that primary amines both promote and retard precursor conversion rates for InP nanocrystals.