The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising between a first electrode and a second electrode at least one first hole transport layer, wherein the first hole transport layer comprises (i) at least one first hole transport matrix compound consisting of covalently bound atoms and (ii) at least one electrical p-dopant selected from metal sate and from electrically neutral metal complexes comprising a metal cation and a at least one anion and/or at least one anionic ligand consisting of at least 4 covalently bound atoms, wherein the metal cation of the electrical p-dopant is selected from alkali metals; alkaline earth metals, Pb, Me, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Cd; rare earth metals in oxidation state (II) or (III); Al, Ga, In; and from Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo and W in oxidation state (TV) or less; provided that a) p-dopants comprising anion or anionic ligand having generic formula (Ia) or (Ib) wherein A.sup.1, A.sup.2, A.sup.3 and A.sup.4 are independently selected from CO, SO.sub.2 or POR.sup.1; R.sup.1=electron withdrawing group selected from the group comprising halide, nitrile, halogenated or perhalogenated C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 alkyl, halogenated or perhalogenated C.sub.6 to C.sub.20 aryl, or halogenated or perhalogenated heteroaryl with 5 to 20 ring-forming atoms; B.sup.1, B.sup.2, B.sup.3 and B.sup.4 are same or independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.6 to C.sub.20 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C.sub.5 to C.sub.20 heteroaryl, or B.sup.1 and B.sup.2 form a ring; and b) p-dopants consisting of Li cation and an anion selected from perchlorate and tetrafluoroborate are excluded, and the first hole transport layer comprises a sublayer, wherein the electrical dopant is comprised in an amount, by weight and/or by volume, exceeding the total amount of other components which may additionally be comprised in the sublayer, and a method for preparing the same. ##STR00001##

The invention relates to hydrocarbon-soluble halogen or thiolate/magnesium exchange reagents of the general formula
R.sup.1MgR.sup.1.sub.1-n(OR.sup.3).sub.n.LiOR2.(1−n)LiOR.sup.3.aDonor
in which: R.sup.1 is a C1-C8 alkyl and OR.sup.2 as well as OR.sup.3 are same or different and represent primary, secondary, or tertiary alkoxide residues having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein R.sup.2 and/or R.sup.3 can for their part contain an alkoxy substituent OR.sup.4; a assumes a value of 0 to 2, n assumes a value between 0 and 1, and the donor is an organic molecule containing at least 2 nitrogen atoms.

The invention relates to hydrocarbon-soluble halogen or thiolate/magnesium exchange reagents of the general formula
R.sup.1MgR.sup.1.sub.1-n(OR.sup.3).sub.n.LiOR2.(1−n)LiOR.sup.3.aDonor
in which: R.sup.1 is a C1-C8 alkyl and OR.sup.2 as well as OR.sup.3 are same or different and represent primary, secondary, or tertiary alkoxide residues having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein R.sup.2 and/or R.sup.3 can for their part contain an alkoxy substituent OR.sup.4; a assumes a value of 0 to 2, n assumes a value between 0 and 1, and the donor is an organic molecule containing at least 2 nitrogen atoms.

Pulverulent compositions of a complex between an acid and a metal form an at least partially spherical particle. The acid is selected from 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-thiobutanoic acid (HMTBA), methionine, aspartic acid, the alginic acids, the pectinic acids, and the corresponding anions, in particular 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-thiobutanoate, methioninate, aspartate, the alginates and the pectinates. The metal is divalent or trivalent. The particle has an amorphous fraction the mass of which represents at least 50% of the total mass of the particle. The particle is substantially devoid of uncomplexed acid or anion and of uncomplexed metal or metal cation.

Pulverulent compositions of a complex between an acid and a metal form an at least partially spherical particle. The acid is selected from 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-thiobutanoic acid (HMTBA), methionine, aspartic acid, the alginic acids, the pectinic acids, and the corresponding anions, in particular 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-thiobutanoate, methioninate, aspartate, the alginates and the pectinates. The metal is divalent or trivalent. The particle has an amorphous fraction the mass of which represents at least 50% of the total mass of the particle. The particle is substantially devoid of uncomplexed acid or anion and of uncomplexed metal or metal cation.

A process for the preparation of a metal-organic compound, said metal-organic compound comprising at least one metal ion and at least one organic ligand, wherein said organic ligand is capable of associating with said metal ion, comprising at least the steps of; providing a first reactant comprising at least one metal in ionic form; providing a second reactant comprising at least one organic ligand capable of associating with said metal in ionic form; and admixing said first and second reactants under conditions of prolonged and sustained pressure and shear sufficient to synthesize said metal-organic compound.

A process for the preparation of a metal-organic compound, said metal-organic compound comprising at least one metal ion and at least one organic ligand, wherein said organic ligand is capable of associating with said metal ion, comprising at least the steps of; providing a first reactant comprising at least one metal in ionic form; providing a second reactant comprising at least one organic ligand capable of associating with said metal in ionic form; and admixing said first and second reactants under conditions of prolonged and sustained pressure and shear sufficient to synthesize said metal-organic compound.

A method for preparing a magnesium adamantane carboxylate salt is provided. The method includes mixing a magnesium salt and a diamondoid compound having at least one carboxylic acid moiety to form a reactant mixture and hydrothermally treating the reactant mixture at a reaction temperature for a reaction time to form the magnesium adamantane carboxylate salt.

Spherical adducts comprising a MgCl.sub.2, an alcohol ROH in which R is a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 hydrocarbon group, present in a molar ratio with MgCl.sub.2 ranging from 0.5 to 6 and less than 20% mol based on the mol of MgCl.sub.2 of a compound of formula Mg(OR.sup.1).sub.2 in which R.sup.1 is selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl groups or R.sup.2CO groups in which R.sup.2 is selected from C1-C6 alkyl or aryl groups.

Spherical adducts comprising a MgCl.sub.2, an alcohol ROH in which R is a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 hydrocarbon group, present in a molar ratio with MgCl.sub.2 ranging from 0.5 to 6 and less than 20% mol based on the mol of MgCl.sub.2 of a compound of formula Mg(OR.sup.1).sub.2 in which R.sup.1 is selected from C.sub.1-C.sub.10 alkyl groups or R.sup.2CO groups in which R.sup.2 is selected from C1-C6 alkyl or aryl groups.