title: Catena-poly[[bis[5-(4-pyridyl-kappaN)-2-(2-pyridylmethylsulfanyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole]cadmium(II)]-di-mu-thiocyanato-kappa2N:S;kappa2S:N].
abstract: The title compound, [Cd(NCS)(2)(C(13)H(10)N(4)OS)(2)](n), contains SCN(-) anions acting as end-to-end bridging ligands which utilize both S and N atoms to link cadmium(II) centers into one-dimensional double chains. The multidentate 5-(4-pyridyl)-2-(2-pyridylmethylsulfanyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole ligands behave as monodentate terminal ligands, binding metal centers only through the N atoms of the 4-pyridyl groups. Two types of eight-membered rings are formed by two SCN(-) anions bridging Cd(II) centers, viz. planar and chair conformation, which are alternately disposed along the same chain. Finally, chains define a two-dimensional array through two different interchain pi-pi stacking interactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Ben Lai
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yun Yin
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Hong Yun
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hong Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Hou