title: Crystal structure of [N,N'-bis-(4-methyl-phen-yl)-1,2-di-phenyl-ethane-1,2-di-imine-κ(2) N,N']di-chlorido-palladium(II) methanol monosolvate.
abstract: The title compound, [PdCl2(C28H24N2)]·CH3OH, was pre-pared from the reaction of PdCl2(DMSO)2 (DMSO is di-methyl sulfoxide) and N,N'-bis-(4-methyl-phen-yl)-1,2-di-phenyl-ethane-1,2-di-imine in methanol. The chelating di-imine core of the title compound deviates slightly from planarity, with an N-C-C-N torsion angle of 5.3 (3)°. Delocalization in the di-imine core is indicated by N-C and C-C bonds that are, respectively, longer and shorter than those found in related nonchelating di-imines. The distorted square-planar coordination environment around the Pd(II) atom is manifested as bond angles that are smaller and larger than 90°, and palladacycle torsion angles of -173.22 (16) and 167.06 (16)°. These deviations are attributed to the small bite angle of 79.13 (8)° of the di-imine chelate. The crystal packing exhibits weak inter-molecular hydrogen-bonding inter-actions involving aromatic H atoms, Cl atoms and inter-calated methanol solvent mol-ecules, defining layers parallel to (010).
authors.affiliation: 13406 Philadelphia Street, Whittier College, Department of Chemistry, Whittier College, Whittier, CA 90601, USA.
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peñaloza
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
authors.forename: Frank R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Fronczek
authors.affiliation: 13406 Philadelphia Street, Whittier College, Department of Chemistry, Whittier College, Whittier, CA 90601, USA.
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Isovitsch
keywords: crystal structure; palladium(II) di­chlorido di­imine complex; polymerization catalyst