Dichlorido{N-[2-(diphenyl­phos­phanyl)benzyl­idene]-2-methyl­aniline}palladium(II) acetonitrile monosolvate

The title imino-phosphine compound, [PdCl₂(C₂₆H₂₂NP)]·CH₃CN, was prepared by reaction of N-[2-(diphenyl­phos­phan­yl)benzyl­idene]-2-methyl­aniline with dichlorido(cyclo­­octa-1,5-diene)palladium(II) in dry CH₂Cl₂. The Pd^II cation is coordinated by the P and N atoms of the bidentate chelating ligand and by two chloride anions, generating a distorted square-planar coordination geometry. There is a detectable trans influence for the chloride ligands. The methyl group present in this structure has an influence on the crystal packing.