Crystal structure of bis(acetonitrile-κN)bis(4-benzoylpyridine-κN)bis(thiocyanato-κN)cobalt(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Co(NCS)2(C2H3N)2(C12H9NO)2], consists of cobalt(II) cations that are octahedrally coordinated by the N atoms of two terminal thiocyanate anions, two acetonitrile molecules and two 4-benzoylpyridine ligands. The discrete complexes are located on centres of inversion. They are connected by weak intermolecular C—H...O and C—H...S hydrogen-bonding interactions between one of the pyridine H atoms and the carbonyl O atom, and between one of the methyl H atoms of the acetonitrile molecule and the thiocyanate S atoms into layers parallel to (101). No pronounced intermolecular interactions are observed between these layers.