Mixed alkyl dialkylthiocarbamates of zinc and cadmium: potential precursors for II/VI materials. X-ray crystal structure of [MeZnS2CNEt2]2

Compounds with the formula RMS 2 CNR' 2 (R or R'=Me or Et, M=Zn; R=Me, R'=Et, M=Cd) have been synthesized and characterized. An X-ray crystal structure for MeZnS 2 CNEt 2 has been determined and shows the complex to be dimeric. The zinc complexes may be useful precursors for the deposition of ZnS