(2,2'-Bi-pyridine-κ(2) N,N')di-chloridopalladium(II) 1,4-dioxane hemisolvate.

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [PdCl2(C10H8N2)]·0.5C4H8O2, consists of one Pd(II) complex mol-ecule and a half-mol-ecule of 1,4-dioxane, the complete mol-ecule being generated by inversion symmetry. The Pd(II) atom has an almost square-planar coordination formed by the 2,2'-bi-pyridine ligand and two chloride ligands.

Di-chlorido-(4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bi-pyridine-κ(2) N,N')palladium(II) dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate monohydrate.

The title compound, [PdCl2(C18H24N2)]·(CH3)2SO·H2O, the Pd(II) ion is in a distorted square-planar geometry. The Pd-N bond distances are 2.022 (2) and 2.