Metal complexes for depositing films and method of making and using the same
View Patent ↗Provided herein are methods of catalytic hydrosilylation, including triggerable methods, using metal-ligand complexes as catalysts, characterized by formula ML x D y ; wherein: M is a metal; x is equal to the oxidation state of M; each D is independently a neutral coordinating ligand; y is zero or an integer selected from the range of 1 to 4; and each L is independently a mono-anionic ligand. L may be a η 1 ,η 2 -β,β-disubstituted-ω-alkenyl ligand.
1. A method for catalytic hydrosilylation of a starting compound, said method comprising steps of:
contacting said starting compound with a hydrosilylation reagent in the presence of a hydrosilylation catalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex or a hydrosilylation precatalyst comprising said metal-ligand complex; and
activating hydrosilylation of said starting compound;
and
wherein said metal-ligand complex comprises at least one ligand and is characterized by formula (FX1):
ML x D y ( FX 1),
where:
M is a metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Sc, Ga, Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, a lanthanide metal, and an actinide metal;
x is equal to the oxidation state of M;
each D is independently a neutral coordinating ligand;
y is zero or an integer selected from the range of 1 to 4; and
each L is a mono-anionic ligand independently characterized by the formula FX2:
where:
each R 1 and R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a halide and a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 alkylaryl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 6 -C 10 heteroaryl, silyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl, C 2 -C 8 alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyl, C 3 -C 10 arylene, C 3 -C 10 heteroarylene, C 2 -C 10 alkenylene, C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenylene, C 2 -C 10 alkynylene, or any combination thereof;
each of R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 9 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a halide, and a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl, C 3 -C 8 heterocycloalkyl, C 1 -C 6 haloalkyl, C 6 -C 10 alkylaryl, C 1 -C 6 alkoxy, C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 6 -C 10 heteroaryl, silyl, C 2 -C 8 alkenyl, C 2 -C 8 alkynyl, C 1 -C 6 hydroxyl, C 3 -C 10 arylene, C 3 -C 10 heteroarylene, C 2 -C 10 alkenylene, C 3 -C 10 cycloalkenylene, C 2 -C 10 alkynylene, or any combination thereof; and
E is C or Si.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of activating initiates a catalytic hydrosilylation reaction between said starting compound and said hydrosilylation reagent; or wherein said step of activating increases the rate of a catalytic hydrosilylation reaction between said starting compound and said hydrosilylation reagent.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of activating results in catalytic hydrosilylation characterized by a turnover number greater than or equal to 1000.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of activating is carried out for a time period selected from the range of 1 second to 24 hours.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said starting compound, said hydrosilylation, and said hydrosilylation catalyst or said hydrosilylation precatalyst are provided in a solution, wherein said step of activating comprising providing energy to the solution.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising stopping the step of providing energy to the solution and/or removing energy from said solution after said hydrosilation of said starting compound.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of activating comprises increasing the temperature of said starting compound and said hydrosilylation reagent in the presence of said hydrosilylation catalyst or said hydrosilylation precatalyst.
8. The method of claim 1 comprising a step of converting said hydrosilylation precatalyst to said hydrosilylation catalyst.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein M is selected from the group consisting of, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, SC, Ga, Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, a lanthanide metal, and an actinide metal.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein M is coordinated with each L via metal-carbon sigma bond and a metal-olefin pi bond.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein y is 0.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein said metal-ligand complex is selected from the group consisting of (2,2-dimethylpent-4-en-1-yl)lithium, cis-bis(η 1 ,η 2 -2,2-dimethylbut-3-en-1-yl)platinum, cis-bis(η 1 ,η 2 -2,2-dimethylpent-4-en-1-yl)platinum, cis-bis(η 1 ,η 2 -2,2-dimethylhex-5-en-1-yl)platinum, [(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5-cyclooctadiene](η 1 ,η 2 -2,2-dimethylpent-4-en-1-yl)iridium, [(1,2,5,6-η)-1,5-cyclooctadiene](η 1 ,η 2 -2,2-dimethylpent-4-en-1-yl)rhodium, and [(2,3,5,6-η)-bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene](η 1 ,η 2 -2,2-dimethyl-pent-4-en-1-yl)rhodium.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said metal-ligand complex is characterized by the formula FX3:
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein said starting compound has one or more carbon-carbon double bonds or carbon-carbon triple bonds; and wherein said hydrosilylation reagent has at least one Si—H bond.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein said hydrosilylation catalyst or said hydrosilylation precatalyst is provided at a concentration greater than or equal to 0.1×10 −6 mol %.
16. The method of claim 1 , comprising a step of activating said hydrosilylation precatalyst.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of activating comprises converting the hydrosilylation precatalyst to the hydrosilylation catalyst; wherein said starting compound is contacted with said hydrosilylation reagent in the presence of said hydrosilylation precatalyst.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the step of activating hydrosilylation is performed in the presence of a hydrosilylation inhibitor; wherein the hydrosilylation inhibitor is chemically bound to the hydrosilylation precatalyst; and wherein the step of converting comprises dissociating the hydrosilylation inhibitor from the hydrosilylation precatalyst, chemically consuming the hydrosilylation inhibitor, decomposing the hydrosilylation inhibitor, and/or deactivating the hydrosilylation inhibitor.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of activating hydrosilylation is performed in the presence of a hydrosilylation inhibitor; and wherein the hydrosylilation inhibitor increases a latency of the hydrosilylation compared to the hydrosilylation without the hydrosilylation inhibitor.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein y is an integer selected from the range of 1 to 4.
21. The method of claim 1 , wherein said starting compound is contacted with said hydrosilylation reagent in the presence of said hydrosilylation precatalyst.
22. The method of claim 1 , wherein said starting compound is contacted with said hydrosilylation reagent in the presence of said hydrosilylation catalyst.