Patent ID: 8470982

Claim:
Anhydrous solution of MX 3 .zLiA in a solvent, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of yttrium, indium and the lanthanides including lanthanum; z is greater than 0.5 and less than 3; and X and A are both independently monovalent anions selected from the group consisting of F; Cl; Br; I; CN; SCN; NCO; HalO n , wherein n=3 or 4 and Hal is selected from Cl, Br and I; NO 3 ; BF 4 ; PF 6 ; AsF 6 ; SbF 6 ; H; a carboxylate of the general formula RCO 2 ; a disilazide of the general formula (R 3 Si) 2 N; a thiolate of the general formula SR; RP(O)O 2 ; SCOR; an amine of the general formula RNH; a dialkyl or diarylamine of the general formula R 2 N, wherein R is defined as below or R 2 N represents a cyclic alkylamine; a phosphine of the general formula PR 2 , wherein R is defined as below or PR 2 represents a cyclic phosphine; O n SR, wherein n=2 or 3; and NO n , wherein n=2 or 3; wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a substituted or unsubstituted C 4 -C 24 aryl or a C 3 -C 24 heteroaryl containing one or more heteroatoms selected from B, O, N, S, Se, P, or Si; a linear or branched unsubstituted C 1 -C 20 alkyl; a C 2 -C 20 alkenyl or a C 2 -C 20 alkynyl; a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 -C 20 cycloalkyl; and H.