title: Crystal structure of di-aqua-bis-(2-chloro-pyridine-κN)bis-(thio-cyanato-κN)nickel(II).
abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Ni(NCS)2(C5H4ClN)2(H2O)2], consists of one nickel(II) cation that is located on a center of inversion and one thio-cyanate anion, one water mol-ecule and one 2-chloro-pyridine ligand all occupying general positions. The NiIIcation is octa-hedrally coordinated by two terminal N-bound thio-cyanato ligands, two aqua ligands and two N-bound 2-chloro-pyridine ligands into discrete complexes. Individual complexes are linked by inter-molecular O-H⋯S and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen-bonding inter-actions into a layered network extending parallel to thebcplane. Weak inter-actions of types C-H⋯S and C-H⋯Cl consolidate the crystal packing.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth Str. 2, D-24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suckert
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth Str. 2, D-24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Inke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jess
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth Str. 2, D-24118 Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Näther
keywords: 2-chloro­pyridine; crystal structure; discrete metal complex; hydrogen bonding; nickel(II) thio­cyanate