Synthesis and crystal structure of [Pd{C(6)H(4)(CH(2)NHCH(2)Ph)-2-κ(2)C,N}(μ-I)](2).

The binuclear title complex, di-μ-iodido-bis(-{2-[(benzylamino-κN)meth-yl]phenyl-κC(1)}palladium(II)), [Pd(2)I(2)(C(14)H(14)N)(2)], was prepared by reaction of [Pd{C(6)H(4)(CH(2)NHCH(2)Ph)-2}(μ-OAc)](2) with NaI. It crystallizes with one discrete mol-ecule in the asymmetric unit. The mol-ecule presents an iodide-bridged dimeric structure with a cisoid arrangement with respect to the C,N-cyclo-palladated ligands. Both Pd(II) atoms have a slightly distorted square-planar coordination environment. Weak inter-molecular contacts of the type C-H⋯Pd seem to have a significant influence on the arrangement of the mol-ecules along the b axis in the crystal.