Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m2651-m2652  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805037268 ]

trans-Chloromethyldipyridinepalladium(II)

G. R. Owen and M. F. Haddow

Abstract: The title compound, [Pd(CH₃)Cl(C₅H₅N)₂], has been synthesized by the reaction of [PdMeCl(COD)] (COD is 1,5-cyclooctadiene) with pyridine in dichloromethane; it is square-planar. The crystal structure features dipole-dipole and stacking interactions.

Online 19 November 2005

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