Reaction of the dinuclear complex [Pd{j2-N2 0 ,C1-2-(2 0 -NH 2 C 6 H 4 )C 6 H 4 }Cl] 2 (1) with ligands (L = 4-picoline, sym-collidine) gave the six-membered palladacycles [Pd{j2-N2 0 ,C1-2-(2 0 -NH 2 C 6 H 4 )C 6 H 4 }Cl(L)] (2). The complex 1 reacted with AgX (X = CF 3 SO 3 , BF 4 ) and bidentate ligands [L-L = phen (phenanthroline), dppe (bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane), bipy(2,2 0 -bipyridine) and dppp (bis(diphenylphosphino)propane)] giving the mononuclear orthopalladated complexes [Pd{j2-N2 0 ,C1-2-(2 0 -NH 2 C 6 H 4 )C 6 H 4 }(L-L)] (3) [L-L = phen, dppe, bipy and dppp]. These compounds were characterized by physicochemical methods, and the structure of [Pd{j2-N2 0 ,C1-2-(2 0 -NH 2 C 6 H 4 )C 6 H 4 }Cl(L)] (L = sym-collidine) was determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis.