title: Preventing thermolysis: precursor design for volatile copper compounds.
abstract: A copper(I) iminopyrrolidinate was synthesized and evaluated by thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), solution based (1)H NMR studies and surface chemistry to determine its thermal stability and decomposition mechanism. Copper(I) tert-butyl-imino-2,2-dimethylpyrrolidinate (1) demonstrated superior thermal stability and showed negligible decomposition in TGA experiments up to 300 °C as well as no decomposition in solutions at 165 °C over 3 weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada.
authors.forename: Jason P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Coyle
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurek
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Pallister
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Sirianni
authors.forename: Glenn P A
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Seán T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Barry
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D003300:Copper