Patent ID: 8642797

Claim:
A volatile amidate metal complex represented by the following Formula I: where M is selected from the Group 2 to Group 15 metals; R 1 is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atom, linear or branched alkoxyalkyl, and linear or branched aminoalkyl; E is R 2 or NR 3 R 4 , where R 2 , R 3 , R 4 are independently selected from the group consisting of linear or branched alkyl group containing 1-6 carbon atoms, cyclic alkyl group containing 4-6 carbon atoms, and an aromatic group containing 6-12 carbon atoms; L is an anionic ligand independently selected from the group consisting of alkoxy, amino, diketonate, ketoiminate, diiminate, cyclopentadienyl, alkyl substituted cyclopentadienyl, alkoxysubstituted cyclopentadienyl, aminosubsitituted cyclopentadienyl, pyrrolyl, alkyl substituted pyrrolyl, alkoxysubstituted pyrrolyl, and aminosubsitituted pyrrolyl; n is the oxidation state of M; and x is 1 to n−1.