Abstract
Bidentate diamine and amino-alcohol ligands have been used to form solid, water-soluble, and air-stable monomeric copper complexes of the type [Cu(NH(2)CH(2)CH(R)Y)(2)(NO(3))(2)] (1, R=H, Y=NH(2); 2, R=H, Y=OH; 3, R=Me, Y=OH). The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Irrespective of their decomposition temperature, precursors 1-3 yield highly conductive copper features [1.5×10(-6) Ω m (±5×10(-7) Ω m)] upon atmospheric-pressure plasma-enhanced sintering.