The invention and development of new chemical vapor deposition precursors is key to improving the
performance of microelectronic devices and protective and optical coatings. The cover art shows the
synthesis of new magnesium compounds of the octahydrotriborate ion B3H8-, which
have volatilities rivaling those of the most volatile magnesium compounds known. The optical micrograph shows
crystals of Mg(B3H8)2(OEt2)2 that sublimed in vacuum at the
remarkably low temperature of 70 ° C. For more details, see publication #168 in the Girolami publication list.