Patent ID: 8026192

Claim:
A metallic complex formed by a process comprising: reacting via a metallation reaction, a metal salt or precursor of formula MX 4 , wherein M is a metal group 4 of the Periodic Table, and wherein each X is the same or different and is a halogen, an alkyl or a benzyl group with a fluorinated alcohol-imine pro-ligand of general formula: wherein R 1 is a substituted phenyl group with H, F, CF 3 at positions 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, or with isopropyl at positions 2 and 6, R 2 is hydrogen, C 1 to C 20 alkyl, C 1 to C 20 cycloalkyl or C 1 to C 20 aryl group, optionally substituted with one or more fluorinated alkyl groups, R 3 and R 4 are each independently selected from perfluorinated alkyl groups, aryl or alkyl group, with the proviso that at least one of R 3 and R 4 is a perfluorinated alkyl group.