Next, we explored the preparation of the corresponding Pd-and Pt-complexes, 1-Pd and 1-Pt. Upon reaction of commercially available {Pd(h 3 -allyl)Cl}2 with Li(DIA)(thf), 1-Pd was obtained in 74% yield as a bright yellow solid after sublimation (10 -3 mbar, 55 °C). The The bond lengths of 1-Pd are almost the same as in 1-Pt, and slightly longer than in 1-Ni, which is ascribed to differences in ionic radii. The torsion angle of the amidinate ligand of 1-Pd (dihedral angle around N-N axis) is slightly bent like in 1-Ni, whereas it is almost flat for 1-Pt (visible in side view in Fig. ).