Cadmium nanoclusters with phenylselenolato‐ and phenyltellurolato ligands synthesis and structural characterization of [Cd17Se4(SePh)24(PPh3)4][Cd8Se(SePh)12Cl4], [Cd(DMF)6][Cd8Se(SePh)12Cl4], [Cd8Se(SePh)14(PPh3)2], [Cd8Se(SePh)14(DMF)3] and [Cd8Te(TePh)14(PEt3)3]

A method of synthesis for cadmium selenide and cadmium telluride clusters is proposed. PhSeSiMe3 reacts with [CdCl2(PPh3)2] to yield a series of cadmium selenide clusters depending on the kind of solvent used. The reaction of PhTeSiMe3 with CdCl2 and PEt3 yields a cadmium telluride cluster. Crystalline products suitable for single‐crystal X‐ray analysis could be obtained. We describe the molecular structures of [Cd17Se4(SePh)24(PPh3)4][Cd8Se(SePh)12Cl4] (1), [Cd(DMF)6][Cd8Se(SePh)12Cl4] (2), [Cd8Se(SePh)14(PPh3)2] (3), [Cd8Se(SePh)14(DMF)3] (4) and [Cd8Te(TePh)14(PEt3)3] (5).