Volatility and High Thermal Stability in Mid- to Late-First-Row Transition-Metal Diazadienyl Complexes
摘要:
Treatment of MCl2 (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) with 2 equiv of lithium metal and 1,4-di-tert-butyl-1,3-diazadiene ((tBu2)DAD) in tetrahydrofuran at ambient temperature afforded Cr((tBu2)DAD)(2) (38%), Mn((tBu2)DAD)(2) (81%), Fe((tBu2)DAD)(2) (47%), Co((tBu2)DAD)(2) (36%), and Ni((tBu2)DAD)(2) (41%). Crystal structure determinations revealed monomeric complexes that adopt tetrahedral coordination environments and were consistent with (tBu2)DAD radical anion ligands. To evaluate the viability of M((tBu2)DAD)(2) (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) as potential film growth precursors, thermogravimetric analyses, preparative sublimations, and solid-state decomposition studies were performed. Mn((tBu2)DAD)(2) is the most thermally robust among the series, with a solid-state decomposition temperature of 325 degrees C, a sublimation temperature of 120 degrees C/0.05 Torr, and a nonvolatile residue of 4.3% in a preparative sublimation. Thermogravimetric traces of all complexes show weight loss regimes from 150 to 225 degrees C with final percent residues at 500 degrees C ranging from 1.5 to 3.6%. Thermolysis studies reveal that all complexes except Mn((tBu2)DAD)(2) decompose into their respective crystalline metal powders under an inert atmosphere. Mn((tBu2)DAD)(2) may afford amorphous manganese metal upon thermolysis.
Volatility and High Thermal Stability in Mid- to Late-First-Row Transition-Metal Diazadienyl Complexes
摘要:
Treatment of MCl2 (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) with 2 equiv of lithium metal and 1,4-di-tert-butyl-1,3-diazadiene ((tBu2)DAD) in tetrahydrofuran at ambient temperature afforded Cr((tBu2)DAD)(2) (38%), Mn((tBu2)DAD)(2) (81%), Fe((tBu2)DAD)(2) (47%), Co((tBu2)DAD)(2) (36%), and Ni((tBu2)DAD)(2) (41%). Crystal structure determinations revealed monomeric complexes that adopt tetrahedral coordination environments and were consistent with (tBu2)DAD radical anion ligands. To evaluate the viability of M((tBu2)DAD)(2) (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) as potential film growth precursors, thermogravimetric analyses, preparative sublimations, and solid-state decomposition studies were performed. Mn((tBu2)DAD)(2) is the most thermally robust among the series, with a solid-state decomposition temperature of 325 degrees C, a sublimation temperature of 120 degrees C/0.05 Torr, and a nonvolatile residue of 4.3% in a preparative sublimation. Thermogravimetric traces of all complexes show weight loss regimes from 150 to 225 degrees C with final percent residues at 500 degrees C ranging from 1.5 to 3.6%. Thermolysis studies reveal that all complexes except Mn((tBu2)DAD)(2) decompose into their respective crystalline metal powders under an inert atmosphere. Mn((tBu2)DAD)(2) may afford amorphous manganese metal upon thermolysis.