Abstract
Potassium bis(1,2-cyclobutenedione 3,4-dithiolato) palladate (Pd(dithiosquarato)2K2) crystallizes in the monolinic system, space group P21/c, a = 8.046(2), b = 15.235(4), c = 6.289(1). The dithiosquarate entities are stacked in parallel columns separated by potassium cations and water molecules. π-interactions within a stack are evidenced by the short stacking distance (3.51 Å). Further interstack interactions involve close S…O or O…O interstack contacts. (∼3.5 Å). As a result, the structural arrangement is nearly two-dimensional. Conductivity measurements carried out on pressed pellets show a semi-conductive behavior (σ = 2 × 10−5 Ω−1 cm1).