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Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m2181-m2183 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805030692 ]

Redetermination of bis(2,4-pentanedionato)palladium(II)

M. Hamid, M. Zeller, A. D. Hunter, M. Mazhar and A. A. Tahir

Abstract: The crystal structure of the title compound, [Pd(C₅H₇O₂)₂], has been redetermined at 100 K using modern equipment, resulting in improved precision compared to the previous study [Knyazeva et al. (1970). Zh. Strukt. Khim. 11, 938-939]. The new measurements reveal that the plane of the 2,4-pentanedionate ligand is tilted by 3.4 (1)° with respect to the PdO₄ unit (Pd site symmetry = $\overline{1}$ ). Possible reasons for this bending are examined in terms of previously undiscussed intermolecular interactions.

Online 5 October 2005