Bis(azido-κN)(di-2-pyridylamine-κ2N2,N2′)palladium(II)
In the title complex, [Pd(N3)2(C10H9N3)], the PdIIion is in a slightly distorted square-planar coordination environment. The ligator atoms comprise the two pyridine N atoms of the chelating di-2-pyridylamine (dpa) ligand and two N atoms from two azide anions. The dpa ligand coordinates the Pd atom in a boat conformation, the dihedral angle between the pyridine rings being 24.4 (1)°. The pyridine rings are somewhat inclined to the least-squares plane of the PdN4unit, making dihedral angles of 29.02 (9) and 26.47 (9)°. The azide ligands are slightly bent, with N—N—N angles of 173.0 (4) and 174.2 (4)°. In the crystal, molecules are connected by N—H...N and C—H...N hydrogen bonds, forming chains along thecaxis. When viewed down thebaxis, successive chains are stacked in opposite directions. Intramolecular C—H...N hydrogen bonds are also observed.