title: Bis(3-acetyl-pyridine-κN)bis-(methanol-κO)bis-(thio-cyanato-κN)nickel(II).
abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(NCS)(2)(C(7)H(7)NO)(2)(CH(3)OH)(2)], the Ni(2+) cations are coordinated by two thio-cyanate anions, two 3-acetyl-pyridine ligands and two methanol mol-ecules within slightly distorted NiN(4)O(2) octa-hedra. The asymmetric unit consists of one Ni(2+) cation, which is located on a center of inversion, as well as one thio-cyanate anion, one 3-acetyl-pyridine ligand and one methanol mol-ecule in general positions. The discrete complexes are linked by two pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the hy-droxy H atom and the acetyl O atom into chains along the b axis.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel,  Germany.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boeckmann
authors.forename: Inke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jess
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Näther