(2,2′-Bi­pyridine-κ(2) N,N′)di­chloridopalladium(II) 1,4-dioxane hemisolvate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [PdCl(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))]·0.5C(4)H(8)O(2), consists of one Pd(II) complex mol­ecule and a half-mol­ecule of 1,4-dioxane, the complete mol­ecule being generated by inversion symmetry. The Pd(II) atom has an almost square-planar coordination formed by the 2,2′-bi­pyridine ligand and two chloride ligands. Two intra­molecular C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds occur. In the crystal, the Pd(II) complex and 1,4-dioxane mol­ecules are connected by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a layer parallel to (10-1). Within the layer, weak π–π inter­actions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.817 (4) Å] are observed between the pyridine rings.