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Reductive elimination of hypersilyl halides from zinc(II) complexes. implications for electropositive metal thin film growth
Sirimanne, Chatu T.,Kerrigan, Marissa M.,Martin, Philip D.,Kanjolia, Ravindra K.,Elliott, Simon D.,Winter, Charles H.
, p. 7 - 9 (2015)
Treatment of Zn(Si(SiMe3)3)2 with ZnX2 (X = Cl, Br, I) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) at 23 °C afforded [Zn(Si(SiMe3)3)X(THF)]2 in 83-99% yield. X-ray crystal structures revealed dimeric structures with Zn2X2 cores. Thermogravimetric analyses of [Zn(Si(SiMe3)3)X(THF)]2 demonstrated a loss of coordinated THF between 50 and 155°C and then single-step weight losses between 200 and 275°C. The nonvolatile residue was zinc metal in all cases. Bulk thermolyses of [Zn(Si(SiMe3)3)X(THF)]2 between 210 and 250°C afforded zinc metal in 97-99% yield, Si(SiMe3)3X in 91-94% yield, and THF in 81-98% yield. Density functional theory calculations confirmed that zinc formation becomes energetically favorable upon THF loss. Similar reactions are likely to be general for M(SiR3)n/MXn pairs and may lead to new metal-film-growth processes for chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition.
