Titanium tetrachloride bis(ammonia) adduct [TiCl4 (NH3)2] was reported to be an improved single-source precursor for the growth of titanium nitride TiN films
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Titanium tetrachloride bis(cyclohexylphosphine) adduct TiCl4(CyPH2)2 is a volatile moisture-sensitive yellow crystalline solid with vapor pressure 1-2 Torr at 25°C (subliming at 100°C/0.1 Torr) and melting at 119°C (with decomposition). It has been synthesized by reaction of TiCl4 with 2 equivalents of cyclohexylphosphine in hexane at RT, followed by solvent evaporation, with yield 98%.. [716]
Characterisation: IR: sharp P-H stretching peaks 2379, 2376 cm-1.
1H NMR: δ 4.21 (doubl. of doubl., JP-H 321 Hz, JH-H 5.1 Hz) + multipl of Cy protons (δ 2.25, 2.17, 1.81).
13C NMR: 33.06 (d, JP-C 4.3 Hz), 31.19 (d, JP-C 13.6 Hz), 31P NMR: singl. -40.60 ppm.
TiCl4(CyPH2)2 has been applied for the growth if titanium phosphide (TiP) films on glass (Corning 759) or silicon substrates by low pressure CVD (0.1 Torr dynamic vacuum) at 350-600°C temperatures. [716]