Volume 5, Issue 9 pp. 541-544
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The synthesis and properties of adducts between poly(4-vinyl pyridine) and metal alkyls

Xiaochang Li

Xiaochang Li

Chemistry Department, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK

Institute of Material Science & Engineering, East China University of Chemical Technology, Shanghai 200237, P.R. China.

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Douglas F. Foster

Douglas F. Foster

Chemistry Department, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK

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David J. Cole-Hamilton

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David J. Cole-Hamilton

Chemistry Department, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK

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First published: September 1994
Citations: 3

Abstract

Poly(4-vinyl pyridine) is used as a polymeric ligand to react with metal alkyls, MenM (n = 3, M = Al, Ga or In; n = 2, M = Cd or Zn) to form adducts. The adducts are characterized by solid state 13C NMR, infrared spectroscopy, microanalyses and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). All the adducts are nonpyrophoric and thermally dissociable, so they may have potential both for use in adduct purification processes or for use as safer metal alkyl sources for Metal–Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition.

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