Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m525  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809013427 ]

Bis[2-(aminomethyl)pyridine-²N,N']bis(thiocyanato-N)copper(II)

N. K. Karan, K.-T. Chan and H. M. Lee

Abstract: In the title complex, [Cu(NCS)₂(C₆H₈N₂)₂], the Cu^II atom, lying on an inversion center, adopts a Jahn-Teller distorted octahedral CuN₆ coordination geometry. The two bidentate 2-aminomethylpyridine ligands are coordinated in a trans fashion, while the two thiocyanate ligands are at the axial positions and coordinate to the Cu atom in a bent mode with a C-N-Cu angle of 127.49 (10)°. Intermolecular N-HN and N-HS hydrogen bonds link the copper complex molecules into an infinite two-dimensional network.

Online 18 April 2009

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