The palladium(II) dicarbene complex trans-[PdBr2(L)2], 2 (L = 1,3-di-(2-propenyl)-benzimidazol- 2-ylidene) was synthesized from 1,3-di-(2-propenyl)-benzimidazolium bromide 1 and Pd(OAc)2 by in situ deprotonation. The X-ray structure analysis revealed a mononuclear complex with a palladium( II) center coordinated in a square-planar fashion by the two carbene functions and two bromo ligands.