The planar anodic AlO-ZrO nanocomposite capacitor dielectrics for advanced passive device integration.

The need for integrated passive devices (IPDs) emerges from the increasing consumer demand for electronic product miniaturization. Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitors are vital components of IPD systems. Developing new materials and technologies is essential for advancing capacitor characteristics and co-integrating with other electronic passives.

Modification of yttrium alkoxides: β-Ketoesterate-substituted yttrium alkoxo/hydroxo/oxo clusters.

Reaction of Y(5)O(OiPr)(13) ("yttrium iso-propoxide") with one molar equivalent of isopropyl acetoacetate (iprac) per Y resulted in the formation of Y(9)O(OH)(9)(OiPr)(8)(iprac)(8), a rare example of an yttrium alkoxo/hydroxo/oxo cluster. Reaction in a 1:3 molar ratio gave Y(4)(OH)(2)(iprac)(10) and Y(6)(OH)(6)(iprac)(12) instead. A fourth cluster, Y(9)O(OH)(9)(iprac)(16), structurally closely related to Y(9)O(OH)(9)(OiPr)(8)(iprac)(8), was obtained upon recrystallization of Y(4)(OH)(2)(iprac)(10) from CDCl(3).

From thioxo cluster to dithio cluster: exploring the chemistry of polynuclear zirconium complexes with S,O and S,S ligands.

Three different zirconium thio and oxothio clusters, characterized by different coordination modes of dithioacetate and/or monothioacetate ligands, were obtained by the reaction of monothioacetic acid with zirconium n-butoxide, Zr(O(n)Bu)4, in different experimental conditions. In particular, we isolated the three polynuclear Zr3(μ3-SSSCCH3)2(SSCCH3)6·2(n)BuOH (Zr3), Zr4(μ3-O)2(μ-η(1)-SOCCH3)2(SOCCH3)8(O(n)Bu)2 (Zr4), and Zr6(μ3-O)5(μ-SOCCH3)2(μ-OOCCH3)(SOCCH3)11((n)BuOH) (Zr6) derivatives, presenting some peculiar characteristics. Zr6 has an unusual star-shaped structure.

Clusters for alkyne-azide click reactions.

The clusters Ti(6)O(4)(OPr)(8)(OOC(CH(2))(2)C[triple bond]CH)(8) and [Zr(6)O(4)(OH)(4)(OOC(CH(2))(3)C[triple bond]CH)(12)](2) with acetylenic carboxylate ligands were prepared and structurally characterized in solution and in the crystalline state. Model reactions showed that they are suitable candidates for the formation of cluster-based inorganic-organic hybrid materials by alkyne-azide click reactions.

Modification of aluminium alkoxides with dialkylmalonates.

Abstract: Depending on the reaction conditions, different aluminium dialkylmalonate derivatives were obtained by reaction of aluminium alkoxides Al(OR) (R = Et, Pr, Bu) with dialkylmalonates, viz. Al(malonate) (malonate = dimethyl, diethyl, di--propyl and di--butyl malonate), Al(OPr)(malonate) (malonate = di--propyl and di--butyl malonate), Al(OPr)(di--propylmalonate) and Al(OH)(OEt)(diethylmalonate). All compounds were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, and single crystal structure analyses are reported for each type of compound.