The reactivity of the dimeric cyclopalladated compounds derived from biphenyl-2-ylamine (μ-X) 2 [κ 2 -N2′,C1-1-Pd-2-{(2′-NH 2 C 6 H 4 )C 6 H 4 }] 2 [X=OAc (1), X=Cl (2)] towards unsaturated organic molecules is reported. Compound 1 reacted with carbon monoxide and t butyl isocyanide producing phenanthridin-6(5H)-one and N-tert-butylphenanthridin-6-amine in 63% and 88% yield, respectively. Compound 2 reacted separately with diphenylacetylene and 3-hexyne, affording the mononuclear organopalladium compounds [κ 2 -N2″,C1-η 2 -C2,C3- 1-Pd{(R–CC–R) 2 -2′-(2″-NH 2 C 6 H 4 )C 6 H 4 }Cl] [R=Ph (5), R=Et (6)] in 50–60% yield, which derived from the insertion of two alkyne molecules into the C–Pd σ bonds of 2. The crystal structure of compounds 5 and 6 has been determined. Compound 5 crystallized in the monoclinic space group P2 1 /n with a=13.3290(10)Å, b=10.6610(10)Å and c=22.3930(10)Å and β=100.2690(10)°. Compound 6 crystallized in the triclinic space group P1¯ with a=7.271(7)Å, b=10.038(3)Å and c=16.012(5)Å, and α=106.79(3)°, β=96.25(4)° and γ=99.62(4)°. The crystal structures of 5 and 6 have short intermolecular Pd–Cl⋯H–N–Pd non-conventional hydrogen bonds, which associated the molecules in chains in the first case and in dimers in the second.