Synthesis of 1. ORTEP drawing of 9 and 1 with ellipsoids drawn at 50% probability (hydrogen atoms omitted for clarity). Selected bond lengths in 1 [Å]: Pd(1A)–Pd(1B), 2.5672(5); Pd(1A)–Cl(A), 2.4167(10); Pd(1A)–C(A), 2.000(4); Pd(1A)–O(1A), 2.133(3); Pd(1A)–O(2A), 2.042(3); Pd(1A)–N(A), 2.016(3). For comparison, the Pd–Pd distance in 9 is: 2.8419(8) Å.