The present invention provides an amidinate compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a dimer compound thereof, and a method of producing a thin-film including using the compound as a raw material:




where R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, M represents a metal atom or a silicon atom, and “n” represents the valence of the atom represented by M, provided that at least one hydrogen atom of R1 to R3 is substituted with a fluorine atom.