title: catena-Poly[[bis-(1H-benzimidazole-κN)palladium(II)]-μ-benzene-1,4-dicarboxyl-ato-κO:O].
abstract: In the title compound, [Pd(C(8)H(4)O(4))(C(7)H(6)N(2))(2)](n), the Pd atom is tetra-coordinated by two carboxyl-ate O atoms from two benzene-1,4-dicarboxyl-ate (bdc) dianions and two N atoms from two benzimidazole ligands, resulting in a slightly distorted tetra-hedral PdO(2)N(2) geometry. The bdc ligand acts as a bridge, linking the Pd atoms into a chain. Inter-chain N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds help to stabilize the crystal structure.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Weifang University, Weifang 261061, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Qingguo
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Lintong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yanzhen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pang