title: (2,2'-Bi-pyridine-κ(2) N,N')di-chloridopalladium(II) 1,4-dioxane hemisolvate.
abstract: 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. Two intra-molecular C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds occur. In the crystal, the Pd(II) complex and 1,4-dioxane mol-ecules are connected by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a layer parallel to (10-1). Within the layer, weak π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.817 (4) Å] are observed between the pyridine rings.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, c.p. 04510, México, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Ricardo Alfredo
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez Márquez
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, c.p. 04510, México, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crisóstomo-Lucas
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, c.p. 04510, México, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morales-Morales
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyoacán, c.p. 04510, México, DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Simón
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hernández-Ortega