anti-Bis(μ-2-ammonio­ethane­thiol­ato-κ2S:S)­bis­[di­chloro­palladium(II)] dihydrate

Each of two square-planar Pd^II ions in the title compound, [Pd₂Cl₄(μ-Haet-S)₂]·2H₂O (Haet = 2-ammonio­ethane­thiol­ate, C₂H₇NS), which was obtained by rearrangement of [Pd₂{Pd(aet-N,S)₂}₄]⁴⁺ in acidic solution, is coordinated by two bridging S atoms from two Haet ligands and by two terminal Cl atoms, forming the dinuclear structure. Since the complex is situated on a center of symmetry, the two monodentate Haet arms are located on opposite sides of the central Pd₂S₂ square plane, i.e. the present complex is the anti isomer. The S—C—C—N torsion angle is 177.3 (6)° and some intermolecular hydrogen bonds are observed.