The title complex 1,3-diphenyl-2-((quinolin-8-ylamino)methylene)propane-1,3-dione-palladium was synthesized by the reaction of 1,3-diphenyl-2-((quinolin-8-ylamino)-methylene)propane-1,3-dione with PdCl2 , and characterized by IR spectrum and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the orthorhombic system, space group P21212 with a = 21.838(4), b = 8.3952(17), c = 11.497(2), V = 2107.9(7)3 , C25H17ClN2O2Pd, Mr = 519.26, Z = 4, Dc = 1.636 g/cm3 , μ = 1.032 mm-1 , F (000) = 1040, the final R = 0.0307 and wR = 0.0778. This compound was investigated for the catalytic behavior towards norbornene (NB) vinyl addition polymerization. And the complex exhibits excellent catalytic activities up to 2.18×108 g of PNB (mol of Pd)-1 h-1 with high monomer conversion using methylaluminoxane (MAO) as the cocatalyst.