Reaction of PdCl₂ with N,N-bis-(diphenylphosphanylmethyl)-2-aminopyridine (bdppmapy) afforded a mononuclear complex [(bdppmapy)PdCl₂] (1). Compound 1 was characterized by elemental analysis, IR, ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR, electrospray ion mass spectra (ESI-MS) and X-ray single crystal crystallography. The Pd(II) center in 1 is chelated by bdppmapy, showing a cis-square planar geometry. With the assistance of additive Cu₂O, complex 1 exhibited good catalytic activity toward the decarboxylative cross-coupling reactions between 4-picolinic acid and aryl bromides. In the presence of only 2 mol% catalyst, a family of 4-aryl-pyridines could be isolated in up to 83% yield.