The preparation and crystal structure of chloro(4,11-dimethyl-1,4, 8,11-tet
raazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane-kappa(4)N)palladium(II) chloride dihydrate, [
PdCl(C14H30N4)]CI . 2H(2)O, are described. The Pd-II ion is coordinated to
all four N atoms of the folded macrobicycle and to a single chloride ligand
in a square-pyramidal geometry. The bond to the axial N atom is considerab
ly longer than the others [Pd-N-ax 2.461 (3) and average Pd-N-eq 2.097 (10)
Angstrom]. The Pd-Cl distance is 2.3407 (10) Angstrom.