Four compounds with the empirical formula M[E,CN(Me)CH,CH,CH,NMe,l, (M = Zn 1 or Cd 2, E = S; M = Zn 3 or Cd 4, E = Se) have been synthesised and characterised. They are potential single-molecule precursors for growth of Group 11-Group VI materials by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapour deposition ( LP-MOCVD). X-Ray crystallographic characterisation of 1-3 revealed three fundamentally different structural types in the most readily crystallised forms: 2 consists of discrete dimers, whereas 1 and 3 are polymeric. The LP-MOCVD experiments involving growth of ZnS films from 1 and attempts to grow ZnSe films using 3 are also discussed.
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