摘要:
The three complexes, Pd(tmhd)(2) (1), Pd(S-tmhd)(2) (2), and Pd(S,S-tmhd)(2) (3) (where tmhd, S-tmhd, and S,S-tmhd are the anions of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedione, 2,2,6,6-tetrametliyl-5-thioxo-3-lieptanone, and 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedithione, respectively) were prepared and characterized by therm ogravimetric analysis in order to assess their relative volatilities as a function of sulfur substitution. Complexes I and 2 volatilized with little residue, while 3 experienced significant decomposition during volatilization. The solid-state structure of 3 was determined in order to complete a structural trans-influence series with I and 2 and to assess possible reasons for its lower thermal stability. A large trans-influence was observed for the bond lengths in the coordination sphere across the series of complexes 1, 2, and 3. The longer Pd-S bond distances found in 3 may be a contributing factor to its unsuitability as a CVD precursor. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.