Patent ID: 7816562

Claim:
An amido-borate compound which corresponds to one of the formulas: R 1 is independently in each occurrence an alkyl or cycloalkyl group, or two or more of R 1 may combine to form a cycloaliphatic ring; R 2 is independently in each occurrence an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group containing one or more heteroatoms; R 3 is independently in each occurrence hydrogen, an alkyl or an aryl group which may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms; R 4 is independently in each occurrence a divalent hydrocarbyl moiety which may optionally contain one or more heteroatoms; R 5 is independently in each occurrence a t-valent hydrocarbyl group; X is independently in each occurrence a cation; Y is independently in each occurrence Z is independently in each occurrence N, P, Si or C; p is independently in each occurrence 0 or 1; q is independently in each occurrence 1 or 2; with the proviso that the sum of p and q on each linked boron and nitrogen pair is 2 and the sum of the p and q is 1 or 2; where q is 2 the nitrogen to which it is bonded is quaternary and carries a positive charge which balances the negative charge found on the boron of the borate and a cation is not needed to neutralize the borate; t is independently in each occurrence 2 or greater; and w is independently in each occurrence either 0 or 1.