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New octahedral Ta(V) hydrazido-substituted compounds for atomic layer deposition: Syntheses, X-ray diffraction structures of TaCl(NMe2)(3)[N(TMS)NMe2] and Ta(NMe2)(4)[N(TMS)NMe2], and fluxional behavior of the amido and hydrazido ligands in solution

Journal Article · · Polyhedron
The synthesis and structural characterization of new tantalum(V) compounds containing a single hydrazido(1) ligand are reported. Hydrazinolysis of TaCl(NMe2)(4) using trimethylsilyl(dimethyl)hydrazine affords the compound TaCl(NMe2)(3)[N(TMS)NMe2] in essentially quantitative yield. Metathetical replacement of the chloride ligand in TaCl(NMe2)(3)]N(TMS)NMe2] by LiNMe2 gives the all-nitrogen coordinated compound Ta(NMe2)(4)[N(TMS)NMe2]. VT H-1 NMR studies support the existence of low-energy pathways involving rotation about the Ta-N bonds of the ancillary amido and hydrazido ligands in both hydrazido-substituted compounds. X-ray crystallographic analyses confirm the octahedral disposition about the tantalum metal in TaCl(NMe2)(3)[N(TMS)NMe2] and Ta(NMe2)(4)[N(TMS)NMe2] and the presence of an mu(2)-hydrazido(1) ligand. Preliminary data using Ta(NMe2)(4)[N(TMS)NMe2] as an ALD precursor for the preparation of tantalum nitride and tantalum oxide thin films are presented.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC USDOE - Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
986822
Journal Information:
Polyhedron, Journal Name: Polyhedron Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 29; ISSN 0277-5387
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English