title: (2,2'-Biquinoline-κ(2)N,N')dibromidopalladium(II).
abstract: The Pd(II) ion in the title complex, [PdBr(2)(C(18)H(12)N(2))], is four-coordinated in a distorted square-planar environment by the two N atoms from the chelating 2,2'-biquinoline (Biqu) ligand and two mutually cis Br(-) anions. The Biqu ligand is not planar, the dihedral angle between the quinoline systems being 17.2 (2)°. In the crystal, the complex mol-ecules are connected by C-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, forming chains along the c axis. When viewed down the b axis, successive chains are stacked in opposite directions. Intra-molecular C-H⋯Br hydrogen bonds are also observed.
authors.affiliation: School of Applied Chemical Engineering, The Research Institute of Catalysis, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757,  Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ha