Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)palladium

Dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)palladium is the organopalladium compound with the formula PdCl2(C8H12) where C8H12 is cycloocta-1,5-diene (cod) or abbreviated PdCl2(cod). It is a yellow solid that is soluble in chloroform. According to X-ray crystallography, the Pd center is square planar. This complex can be synthesized by reaction of tetrachloropalladate in hydrochloric acid with cycloocta-1,5-diene.