Cadmium bis(alkylthiolate) complexes as precursors for cadmium sulfide: a mild route to hawleyite

Abstract
The preparation, characterization and thermolysis of Cd(SR)2(R = Pri, But, Bz), [Cd(SPri)2·1-methylimidazole] and {[Cd(SBz)2]2·1-methylimidazole} are reported. The volatile organosulfur reaction co-products were identified as RSR, or its subsequent secondary decomposition products. Hawleyite is formed from Cd(SBz)2 at 300 °C, 0.1 atm, 4 h; whereas the other two Cd(SR)2 examples produce the expected Greenockite.

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