We present a simple, easily scalable route to monodisperse copper sulfide nanocrystals by the hot injection of a series of novel copper(I) xanthate single-source precursors [(PPh)Cu(SCOR)] (R = isobutyl, 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl, 1-methoxy-2-propyl, 3-methoxy-1-butyl, and 3-methoxy-3-methyl-1-butyl), whose crystal structures are also reported. We show that the width of the obtained rods is dependent on the length of the xanthate chain, which we rationalize through a computational study, where we show that there is a relationship between the ground-state energy of the precursor and the copper sulfide rod width.

Tin(II)O-ethylxanthate [Sn(S 2 COEt) 2 ] was prepared and used as a single-source precursor for the deposition of SnS thin films by a melt method. Polycrystalline, (111)-orientated, orthorhombic SnS films with controllable elemental stoichiometries (of between Sn 1.3 S and SnS) were reliably produced by selecting heating temperatures between 200 and 400°C. The direct optical band gaps of the SnS films ranged from 1.26 to 1.88 eV and were strongly influenced by its Sn/S ratio. The precursor [Sn(S 2 COEt) 2 ] was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis and attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The as-prepared SnS films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffractometry, Raman spectroscopy, and UV-Vis spectroscopy.

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In this paper we report the synthesis and single-crystal X-ray characterisation of six novel indium(iii) xanthate complexes. These xanthates have been used as an In-source for the synthesis of highly crystalline CuInS2 nanoparticles in conjunction with a Cu(i)-xanthate. In synthesising the nanoparticles we have also demonstrated an ability to control the phase of the material through choice of solvent.

Six new organotin(IV) derivatives [Me 3 SnL 1 ] (1), [Bu 3 SnL 1 ] (2), [Ph 3 SnL 1 ] (3), [Me 3 SnL 2 ] (4), [Bu 3 SnL 2 ] (5) and [Ph 3 SnL 2 ] (6) (where HL 1 = = 9-fluoro-6,7-dihydro-5-methyl-1-oxo-1H,5H-pyrido[3,2,1-ij]quinoline-2-carboxylic acid (flumequine) and HL 2 = 2-[2-[4-[(4-chlorophenyl)phenylmethyl]-1-piperazinyl]ethoxy] acetic acid (cetirizine)) were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, multinuclear 1 H-, 13 C-and 119 Sn-NMR, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis techniques. The obtained data reveal trigonal-bipyramidal geometry in case of complexes 1, 2, 4 and 5, and tetrahedral geometry for complexes 3 and 6 around the tin atom, whereas in complexes 3 and 6 the carboxylate ligand act as monodentate ligand through one of its oxygen atoms while it acts as bidentate ligand through two oxygen atoms for complexes 1, 2, 4 and 5. The antibacterial and antifungal efficacies of complexes 1-6 were assessed and the majority of the compounds showed good activities. The present research showed that the trimethyltin(IV) derivatives were particularly more effective than tributyltin(IV) and triphenyltin(IV) derivatives against all the bacterial and fungal strains. Antioxidant and DNA binding studies were also performed and promising results were obtained.

We report the synthesis and single-crystal X-ray characterization of diphenyltin bis(2-methoxyethylxanthate) and diphenyltin bis(iso-butylxanthate). These xanthates have been used as a single-source precursor to deposit tin chalcogenide thin films by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscope imaging coupled with elemental mapping show that films deposited from diphenyltin bis(iso-butylxanthate) contain orthorhombic SnS, while films deposited from diphenyltin bis(2-methoxyethylxanthate) between 400 and 575°C form a SnS/ SnO 2 nanocomposite. In synthesizing the thin films, we have also demonstrated an ability to control the band gap of the materials based on composition and deposition temperature.

A simple, low-temperature synthesis of a family of alkaline earth metal chalcogenide thin films is reported. These materials have previously only been produced from demanding, high temperature, high pressure reactions. The decomposition of calcium, barium and copper xanthates leads to the clean formation of CaS, BaS, CaCuS, β-BaCuS and β-BaCuS.

Thin films of nanometer sized cadmium sulfide were directly prepared by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (AA-CVD) method, cadmium ethyl xanthate complex was used as precursor material at 225 o C, 250 o C and 275 o C. The thermal decomposition of complex was characterized by thermal analysis, (thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)). The prepared CdS thin films have been characterized by XRD and SEM-EDX analysis. TGA curves ensured that the rapid decomposition of [Cd(S2COEt)2] gives a CdS in single step between 150 o C and 200 o C. XRD patterns confirmed that the CdS particles crystalized as a hexagonal crystallographic phase at low temperatures. The grain size of particles increased with increasing the preparation temperatures from 225 o C to 275 o C,. The spherical CdS nanoparticals were observed in SEM analysis.