Patent ID: 8053772

Claim:
A hydrazinium-metal chalgenide represented by the formula: M z X q (R 1 R 2 N—NHR 3 R 4 ) 2q-nz (R 1 R 2 —NR 3 R 4 ) m wherein: M is a main-group metal having a valence n, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 6; X is a chalcogen; z is an integer from 1 to 10; q is an integer from 1 to 30; m is from 1 to 30.5; and each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, aryl, methyl, ethyl and a linear; branched or cyclic alkyl of 3-6 carbon atoms.