The unsymmetrical α-diimine ligand N-{2-[2,6-bis(propan-2-yl)phenylimino]pentan-3-ylidene}-2,6-bis(propan-2-yl)aniline, [ArN=C(Me)—(Et)C=NAr] [Ar = 2,6-(iPr)2C6H3], (I), and the corresponding palladium complex, cis-(N-{2-[2,6-bis(propan-2-yl)phenylimino]pentan-3-ylidene}-2,6-bis(propan-2-yl)aniline)dichloridopalladium(II) 1,2-dichloroethane monosolvate, [PdCl2(C29H42N2)]·C2H4Cl2 or cis[PdCl2{I}], (II), have been synthesized and characterized. The crystal and molecular structure of the palladium(II) complex have been established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallized along with a 1,2-dichloroethane solvent of crystallization. The coordination plane of the PdII atom shows a slight tetrahedral distortion from square-planar, as indicated by the dihedral angle between the PdCl2 and PdN2 planes of 4.19 (8)°. The chelate ring is folded along the N...N vector by 7.1 (1)°.