Diisothiocyanatotetrakis(1-methyl-1H-imidazole-κN³)nickel(II)

Abstract

The structure of the title compound, [Ni(NCS)2(C4H6N2)4], consists of isolated mol­ecules of [Ni(NCS)2(Mim)4] (Mim = 1‐methyl­imidazole), which contain a compressed octa­hedral NiN6 chromophore. The NCS− anions are trans and four N atoms from the 1‐methyl­imidazole ligands define the equatorial plane. The mean Ni—N(Mim) and Ni—N(NCS) distances are 2.115 (4) and 2.087 (4) Å, respectively.