Crystal data for cis- and trans-dichlorobis(N-methylimidazole)palladium(II)

X-ray diffraction patterns show that the isomers cis and trans[Pd(NMeIm)₂Cl₂] have a triclinic unit cell, with a = 16.594 (2), b = 10.440 (4), c = 8.757 (1) Å, α = 64.99 (1), β = 83.73 (1), γ = 80.41 (1)°, for the cis complex and a = 11.030 (9), b = 9.393 (7), c = 7.239 (5) Å, α = 101.14 (1), β = 94.43 (1), γ = 98.39 (1)°, for the trans complex.