Abstract
The title complex, [PdCl2(C8H14N2O)(2)]center dot 2H(2)O, was obtained by N-O bond cleavage of the oxadiazoline rings of the trans-[dichlorido-bis(2,5,5-trimethyl-5,6,7,7a- tetrahydropyrrolo[1,2-b][1,2,4] oxadiazole-N-1)]palladium(II) complex. The palladium(II) atom exhibits an almost square-planar coordination provided by two trans-arranged chloride anions and a nitrogen atom from each of the two neutral organic ligands. In the crystal, N-H center dot center dot center dot O, O-H center dot center dot center dot O and O-H center dot center dot center dot Cl hydrogen bonds link complex molecules into double layers parallel to the bc plane.