Synthesis and crystal structure of bis(isonitrosoethylacetoacetate-N-benzylimino)palladium (II)

The titre complex Pd(C13H15N2O3)(2)(C13H15N2O3))(-) is the anion of isonitr osoethylacetoacetate-N-benzylimine) crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/c with a = 8.197(2), b = 14.524(3), c = 10.835(2) Angstro m, beta = 101.77(3)degrees, V = 1262.8 (5) Angstrom(3), D-c = 1.580 g/cm(3) , F (000) = 616, M-r = 600.94, mu (MoK alpha) = 0.784mm(-1), Z = 2 and fina l R = 0.0410 and wR = 0.0962 for 1855 observed reflections [I greater than or equal to 2 sigma(I)]. The geometry around the palladium atom is a distor ted trans PdN4 square plane, the Schiff-base ligand C6H5CH2-IEAI(-) being c oordinated through its oximo-nitrogen atom and imino-nitrogen atom.