Application in the Synthesis of Bimetallic CO2 hydrogenation Catalysts. To evaluate the broader applicability of these precursors, we also prepared one bimetallic material, PdGa/SiO2, by grafting 1-Pd on a Gadoped silica support because it can yield efficient CO2 hydrogenation catalysts. Subsequent hydrogen treatment led to the formation of nanoparticles (1.9(4) nm) while organic fragments were removed from the surface (IR spectrum Figure ). This material displays similar, yet slightly higher initial formation rate of methanol under CO2 hydrogenation conditions (7.9 vs. 6.4 mmol/(molPd s)) than previously reported SOMC-derived PdGa catalysts, albeit with slightly intrinsic selectivity towards methanol (72% vs. 80%). Overall, the performance is comparable and these small differences could arise from deviations in Pd/Ga ratio. In contrast to the monometallic Pd/SiO2 material, the CO-IR spectra of PdGa/SiO2 (Fig. ) do not show any µ2-bridged adsorption sites, but only slightly red-shifted terminal CO bands, indicating that Pd and Ga are alloyed which is in line with previous reports.