Synthesis and Characterization of Volatile and Thermally Stable Europium β-Diketonate Complexes

Preparation and properties of Eu(hfa)3·L (Hhfa = hexafluoroacetylacetone, L = bis(2-methoxyethyl)ether, diglyme, and 2, 2':6', 2"-terpyridine, tpy), which are potential CVD precursors for europium, were investigated. The reaction of the Eu2O3 with Hhfa in the presence of tridentate neutral ligand yielded the nine-coordinated Eu(hfa)3·L. Eu(hfa)3·diglyme is air- and moisture-stable and most importantly has good volatility and thermal stability. Eu(hfa)3·tpy shows no sublime intact. The complex Eu(hfa)3·diglyme has been characterized by an X-ray structure determination; monoclinic P21/n, a=10.252(1), b=16.051(6), c=19.392(8) Å, β=96.10(2)°, V=3173(2) Å3. The europium atom in Eu(hfa)3·diglyme adopts a square-antiprismatic geometry with the ninth coordinating oxygen atom capping one of the square faces. All the adducts have been characterized by IR, TGA/DTA.