The interaction of 1,4-phenylenebis[N-(diphenylphosphino-N ,N -bis(trimethylsilyl)amidine], (Ph 2 PN)[N(SiMe 3 ) 2 ]C--C 6 H 4 --C[N(SiMe 3 ) 2 ](PPh 2 ), with 2 equivalents of PdCl 2 (PhCN) 2 in THF gives (cis-PdCl 2 ) 2 [(Ph 2 PNH)(NH)CC 6 H 4 C(NH)(NHPPh 2 )] in moderate yield. The compound has C 2 symmetry and has been fully characterized by analytical, spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction methods.