a b s t r a c tNitrile-functionalized NCN-pincer complexes of type [MBr(N"C-4-C 6 H 2 (CH 2 NMe 2 ) 2 -2,6)] (6a, M = Pd; 6b, M = Pt) (NCN = [C 6 H 2 (CH 2 NMe 2 ) 2 -2,6] À ) are accessible by the reaction of Br-1-N"C-4-C 6 H 2 -(CH 2 NMe 2 ) 2 -2,6 (2b) with [Pd 2 (dba) 3 Á CHCl 3 ] (5a) (dba = dibenzylidene acetone) and [Pt(tol-4) 2 (SEt 2 )] 2 (5b) (tol = tolyl), respectively. Complex 6b could successfully be converted to the linear coordination polymer {[Pt(N"C-4-C 6 H 2 (CH 2 NMe 2 ) 2 -2,6)](ClO 4 )} n (8) upon its reaction with the organometallic heterobimetallic p-tweezer compound {[Ti](l-r,p-C"CSiMe 3 ) 2 }AgOClO 3 (7) ([Ti] = (g 5 -C 5 H 4 SiMe 3 ) 2 Ti). The structures of 6a (M = Pd) and 6b (M = Pt) in the solid state are reported. In both complexes the d 8 -configurated transition metal ions palladium(II) and platinum(II) possess a somewhat distorted square-planar coordination sphere. Coordination number 4 at the group-10 metal atoms M is reached by the coordination of two ortho-substituents Me 2 NCH 2 , the NCN ipso-carbon atom and the bromide ligand. The N"C group is para-positioned with respect to M.