Patent ID: 7396949

Claim:
An organometallic complex of the formula [(D o ) N ML x ] k where M is selected from the group consisting of Cu, Ag and Au; D o is selected from the group consisting of ethers, phosphines, olefins, sulfides, pyridines, carbonyl, hydroxyl, cyclopentadiene, benzene derivatives, allyls, alkyls, amines, polyamines, aniline derivatives, cyclooctadiene and combinations thereof; n is an integer having a value from 0 to 4; k is an integer having a value from 1 to 4; x is an integer having a value from 1 to 4; and L is an amidinate ligand of the formula R 1 —N C(R 2 ) N—R 3 where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are selected from the group consisting of alkyls, allyls, heteroaryls, hydrogen, non-metals and metalloids excluding trimethylsilyl; and where R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are different or the same.