Quantum-confined CdS nanowires with diameters around 4 nm and lengths rangi
ng from 150 to 250 nm were grown for the first time from cadmium bis(diethy
ldithiocarbamate) [Cd(DDTC)(2)](2) by removal of the four thione groups wit
h ethylenediamine (en) at 117 degrees C for 2 min.