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Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, m1372
[ doi:10.1107/S1600536812040081 ]

Bis(3-tert-butylpyridine-N)bis(4-tert-butylpyridine-N)bis(thiocyanato-N)cadmium

T. Reinert, I. Jess and C. Näther

Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cd(NCS)₂(C₉H₁₃N)₄], consists of one Cd^II cation located on a centre of inversion, one thiocyanate anion, one 3-tert-butylpyridine ligand and one 4-tert-butylpyridine ligand in general positions. The tert-butyl group of the 4-tert-butylpyridine ligand is disordered over two sets of sites in a 0.25:0.75 ratio and was refined using a split model. The Cd^II cation is coordinated by six N atoms of four tert-butylpyridine ligands and two N-bonded thiocyanate anions within a slightly distorted octahedral coordination environment.