) was investigated and the obtained materials characterized by IR-and 13 SSNMR spectroscopy, which revealed that the grafting occurs via protonation of the amidinate ligand in all cases. Treatment of these materials at elevated temperatures under a flow of H2 leads to reduction of the metals forming supported nanoparticles, while organic fragments are removed from the surface. Applying this methodology to a Ga-doped silica support, we demonstrate the synthesis of a bimetallic catalyst material proficient in the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol, replicating the reactivity of an analogous SOMC-derived PdGa/SiO2 catalyst. Overall, the presented work introduces a new family of group 10 metal complexes with application in the synthesis of SOMC-derived model systems of complex catalytic materials and related techniques.