Bis[methyl 3-(propyl-amino)-but-2-eno-ato]zinc.

The title compound, [Zn(C(8)H(14)NO(2))(2)], represents a zinc complex with the Zn(2+) cation coordinated by two O and two N atoms in a distorted tetrahedral geometry.

Synthesis and characterization of zinc AP-MOCVD precursors and their utility in the growth of ZnO.

A novel beta-ketoimine, 4-N-(n-butylamino)-3-penten-2-one (1), and beta-enaminoester, Ethyl 3-N-(isopropylamino)-2-butenoate (2), were synthesized by the reaction of the 2,4-pentanedione or ethyl 3-oxo butanoate with the n-butyl and isopropyl amine, respectively. The isolated free ligands 1 and 2 were reacted with diethylzinc to afford Zn(CH3C(NCH2CH2CH2CH3)CHCOCH3)2 (3) and Zn(CH3C(NCH(CH3)2)CHC(O)OCH2CH3)2 (4) respectively. The isolated zinc complexes, 3 and 4, were characterized by elemental analysis, NMR, and MALDI-TOFMS.