Materials Chemistry of 1,2,3-Selenadiazoles

Abstract

The organic chemistry of 1,2,3-selenadiazoles has been explored to a greater extent due to the fact that the chemistry of 1,2,3-selenadiazoles mostly is driven by its facile decomposition via elimination of a nitrogen molecule and formation of selenaketocarben and/or its dimerization to 1,4-diselenin. The reactions of 1,2,3-selenadiazoles directly with various transition metal compounds have resulted in unique organo-selenium transition metal complexes. However, the materials chemistry of 1,2,3-selenadiazoles has not appeared in literature prior to the first publication on the subject from our laboratory in 2003. To, the best of our knowledge, no research group is engaged in such an activity. We, have exclusively explored the potential of 1,2,3-selenadiazoles for their effective utilization in synthesis of semiconductor nano particles or nano powder and in this lecture, the results and methodology for the same would be discussed.

Keywords:

• 1,2,3-selenadiazoles
• CdSe
• EDAX

Acknowledgments

The author thanks his research staff, R. Gorte, V. V. V. S. Subbarao, S. Vyas, R. Gokhale, and S. Waghmare for experimental assistance, Dr. C. P. Morley, University of Wales, Swansea, UK, for his valuable comments and Executive Director, C-MET, Pune for support and encouragement. Financial support from the Department of Science and Technology through a grant no. SP/S1/H-34/99 is gratefully acknowledged. I thank Elsevier Publications for granting us the permission for including the published work through their letter no. HW/mm/feb 04.J009.