The First <i>trans</i>-Configured Cyclopalladated Amine

More than 100 ortho-palladated neutral arylamines with two additional monodentate ligands, namely, a N- or P-bonded Lewis base L and a mononegative ligand X, correspond to the cis configuration with respect to their Pd−C and Pd−L bonds. In contrast, (S)-[2-(1-aminoethyl)phenyl-κ2C1,N]chloro(3,4,5-trichloropyridine-κN)palladium(II) represents the first structurally characterized trans-configured complex of this class.