Bis{benzyl 3-[(1H-indol-3-yl)methylidene]dithiocarbazato-κ2N3,S}palladium(II) pyridine disolvate

The Pd-II ion in the title compound, [Pd(C17H14N3S2)(2)]center dot 2C(5)H(5)N, is located on an inversion center and is four-coordinated by two of the deprotonated N,S-bidentate Schiff base ligands in a square-planar geometry. The dihedral angle between the aromatic ring planes within the ligand is 71.12 (9)degrees. The indole NH groups are bonded to the pyridine solvent molecules via an N-H center dot center dot center dot N interaction. The crystal structure is consolidated by intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot S interactions.