There is much interest in the CVD of Pd films, which have a range of m
ajor applications. For Pd CVD, liquid precursors have many practical a
dvantages and this paper reports the results of a systematic search fo
r such precursors. Two have been found with the structure shown in the
Figure, R1, R2, and R3 being either H or Me and R' = (t)Bu and R '' =
C3F7 in both cases.