Motswainyana, William M.Onani, Martin O.Jacobs, Jeroenvan Meervelt, Luc2013-10-132013-10-132013Motswainyana, W.M., et al. (2013). Dichlorido-[(2-diphenylphosphino-benzylidene)-2-methylphenylen-amine]palladium( II) acetonitrile monosolvate. Acta Cryst. C69, 209–2110108-2701http://hdl.handle.net/10566/752The title imino–phosphine compound, [PdCl2(C26H22NP)] - CH3CN, was prepared by reaction of N-[2-(diphenylphosphanyl) benzylidene]-2-methylaniline with dichlorido(cycloocta- 1,5-diene)palladium(II) in dry CH2Cl2. The PdII cation is coordinated by the P and N atoms of the bidentate chelating ligand and by two chloride anions, generating a distorted square-planar coordination geometry. There is a detectable trans influence for the chloride ligands. The methyl group present in this structure has an influence on the crystal packing.enCopyright International Union of Crystallography. This file may be freely used for educational purposes, as long as it is not altered in any way. Acknowledgement of the authors and the source is required.Article