A Second Polymorph of 2,2'-Bipyridyl(methyl)(phenyl)palladium(II)

The crystal structure of a second polymorph of [Pd(CH₃)(C₆H₅)(C₁₀H₈N₂)], containing four crystallographically independent molecules, is presented and compared with the structure of the previously reported polymorph [Markies et al. (1991), J. Organomet. Chem. 482, 191-199] containing only one crystallographically independent molecule. In both polymorphs molecules lie in infinite stacks, surrounded by six similar stacks and the main difference between the two polymorphs being about 23° in the tilt angle of the coordination plane with reference to the stacking direction.

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