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metal-organic compounds
The palladium ion of the title 4:1 Lewis base adduct, tetrakis(3-methylpyridine-N)palladium(II) dichloride dihydrate, [Pd(C6H7N)4]Cl2.2H2O, is coordinated to four 3-methylpyridine ligands in a planar configuration with an average Pd-N distance of 2.024 (2) Å. Two chloride ions are in trans positions at a distance of 3.671 (2) Å from the palladium ion. The water molecules are each disordered over two sites with half occupancy.