title: Dichlorido(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole)[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)(o-tol-yl)methanone]palladium(II).
abstract: In the title compound, [PdCl(2)(C(5)H(8)N(2))(C(12)H(12)N(2)O)], the Pd atom adopts a slightly distorted trans-PdCl(2)N(2) square-planar arrangement. The different Pd-N bond lengths can be related to the the electron-withdrawing effect of the o-toluoyl group on the substituted pyrazole ligand. The complex crystallizes as centrosymmetric hydrogen-bonded dimers through N-H⋯Cl linkages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa.
authors.forename: Simphiwe M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nelana
authors.forename: Gert J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kruger
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Darkwa