Organometallic single-source precursors to zinc oxide-based nanomaterials

Factors controlling the structure of alkylzinc amidinates: on the role ofN-substituents

“…Heteroleptic alkylzinc compounds are of longstanding interest due to their important role in various stoichiometric and catalytic chemical processes 1–7 and more recently as efficient predesign precursors of modern functional materials. 8–11 However, the characterization of organozinc reactants and intermediate states is often challenging as they commonly exhibit complicated behavior in solutions involving multiple equilibria between various aggregated forms and non-stoichiometric species arising from Schlenk equilibria. 2,12–15 The nature and reactivity of heteroleptic alkylzincs are often not only determined by the primary coordination sphere ( i.e.…”