With the aim of better understanding the relationship between surface-bound ligand and LH stability, we synthesized a series of ZnSe(L) compounds having a variety of linear and non-linear primary amine ligands. The identities and abbreviations of these ligands are shown in Figure and Scheme S1. We first attempted to synthesize these compounds solvothermally from ZnCl2, Se, and the capping ligand. While success was achieved in several cases, we also observed some synthesis products to possess reduced crystallinity or co-precipitated elemental Se (Figure ). Furthermore, attempts to solvothermally synthesize the hypothetical ZnSe(amch) produced no solid whatsoever.