Heterotermetallic Indium Lithium Halostannates: Low‐Temperature Single‐Source Precursors for Tin‐Rich Indium Tin Oxides and Their Application for Thin‐Film Transistors

The syntheses and structural elucidation of dimeric [Sn(OCyHex)₂] ( 1 ), its corresponding (cyclohexoxy)alkalistannates(II) [{M(OCyHex)₃Sn}₂] (M=Li ( 2 ), Na ( 3 ), K ( 4 )), and of the first heteroleptic heterotermetallic Li/In/Sn–haloalkoxide clusters [X₂In{LiSn₂(OCyHex)₆}] (X=Br ( 5 ), Cl ( 6 )) with a double seco‐norcubane core are reported. They represent suitable precursors for new amorphous indium tin oxide (ITO) materials as transparent conducting oxides with drastically reduced concentrations of expensive indium, while maintaining their high electrical performance. In fact, compounds 5 and 6 were successfully degraded under dry synthetic air at relatively low temperature, resulting in new semiconducting tin‐rich ITOs homogeneously dispersed in a tin oxide/lithium oxide matrix. The obtained particles were investigated and characterised by different analytical techniques, such as powder XRD, IR spectroscopy, SEM, TEM and energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX). The analytical data confirm that the final materials consist of tin‐containing indium oxide embedded in an amorphous tin oxide matrix. The typical broadening and shift of the observed indium oxide reflections to higher 2θ values in the powder XRD pattern clearly indicated that tin centres were successfully incorporated into the In₂O₃ lattice and partially occupied In³⁺ sites. Investigations by EDX mapping proved that Sn was homogeneously distributed in the final materials. Thin‐film field‐effect transistors (FETs) were fabricated by spin‐coating of silicon wafers with solutions of 5 in toluene and subsequent calcination under dry air (25–700 °C). The FETs prepared with precursor 5 exhibited excellent performances, as shown by a charge‐carrier mobility of 6.36×10^?1 cm² V^?1 s (calcination at 250 °C) and an on/off current ratio of 10⁶.     

Asymmetric synthesis of 4-formyl-1-(ω-haloalkyl)-β-lactams and their transformation to functionalized piperazines and 1,4-diazepanes

Chiral piperazine and 1,4-diazepane annulated β-lactams, prepared from the corresponding (3R,4S)-4-imidoyl-1-(ω-haloalkyl)azetidin-2-ones through reduction with sodium borohydride in ethanol, were transformed into novel methyl (R)-alkoxy-[(S)-piperazin-2-yl]acetates and methyl (R)-alkoxy-[(S)-1,4-diazepan-2-yl]acetates upon treatment with hydrogen chloride in methanol. On the other hand, bromination of (3R,4R)-1-allyl-4-formyl-β-lactams and (3R,4S)-1-allyl-4-imidoyl-β-lactams in dichloromethane, followed by sodium borohydride reduction of the resulting dibrominated azetidin-2-ones in ethanol, did not afford the envisaged bicyclic β-lactams but unexpectedly furnished (3R,4S)-1-(2-bromo-2-propenyl)azetidin-2-ones instead.