The structure of the title complex, [PdCl2(C26H36N2)], represented as LPdCl
2, where L denotes the substituted 1,2-ethanediimine ligand, is described a
nd compared with those of the analogous LPdClMe and L'PdMe2 complexes (L' i
s the closely related substituted 2,3-butanediimine ligand) previously repo
rted by Tempel, Johnson, Huff, White & Brookhart [J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2000),
122, 6686-6700].