(S)-(+)-1-(4-Bromophenyl)-N-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]ethylamine and bis{(S)-(+)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-N-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]- ethylamine-κN}dichloridopalladium(II)

The (S)-(+)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-N-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]ethylamine ligand, C16H16BrNO, (I), was synthesized through the reaction of 4-methoxy-anisaldehyde with (S)-()-1-(4-bromophenyl)ethylamine. It crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) belonging to the Sohncke group, featuring a single molecule in the asymmetric unit. The refinement converged successfully, achieving an R factor of 0.0508. The Pd-II complex bis{(S)-(+)-1-(4-bromophenyl)-N-[(4-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]ethylamine-kappa N}dichloridopalladium(II), [PdCl2(C16H16BrNO)(2)], (II), crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1) belonging to the Sohncke group, with two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The central atom is tetracoordinated by two N atoms and two Cl atoms, resulting in a square-planar configuration. The imine moieties exhibit a trans configuration around the PdII centre, with average Cl-Pd-N angles of approximately 89.95 and 90 degrees. The average distances within the palladium complex for the two molecules are similar to 2.031 angstrom for Pd-N and similar to 2.309 angstrom for Pd-Cl.