Patent ID: 8507704

Claim:
A formulation, comprising: a) at least one metal-ligand complex, wherein one or more ligands are selected from the group consisting of, β-diketonate, β-ketoiminate, β-ketoesterate, β-diiminate, alkyl, carbonyl, alkyl carbonyl, cyclopentadienyl, pyrrolyl, alkoxide, amidinate, imidazolyl, and mixtures thereof; and the metal is selected from Group 2 to 16 elements of the Periodic Table of the Elements; and, b) at least one aminoether solvent selected from the group consisting of R 1 R 2 NR 3 OR 4 NR 5 R 6 , R 1 OR 4 NR 5 R 6 , O(CH 2 C 2 ) 2 NR 1 , R 1 R 2 NR 3 N(CH 2 CH 2 ) 2 O, R 1 R 2 NR 3 OR 4 N(CH 2 CH 2 ) 2 O, O(CH 2 CH 2 ) 2 NR 3 OR 4 N(CH 2 CH 2 ) 2 O, and mixtures thereof, wherein R 1-2 and R 5-6 are independently selected from group consisting of C 1-10 linear alkyl, C 1-10 branched alkyl, C 1-10 cyclic alkyl, C 6 -C 10 aromatic, C 1-10 alkylamine, C 1-10 alkylaminoalkyl, C 1-10 ether, C 4 -C 10 cyclic ether, C 4 -C 10 cyclic aminoether, and mixture thereof; and R 3-4 are independently selected from group consisting of C 1-10 linear alkylene, C 1-10 branched alkylene, C 1-10 cyclic alkylene, C 6 -C 10 aromatic, C 1-10 alkylamine, C 1-10 alkylaminoalkyl, C 1-10 ether, C 4 -C 10 cyclic ether, C 4 -C 10 cyclic aminoether, and mixture thereof.