trans-Bis(pyridine-κN)bis(thiocyanato-κS)palladium(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [Pd(SCN)2(C5H4N)2], the PdIIion has atrans-N2S2square-planar coordination sphere defined by two pyridine ligands and two S-bound SCN−anions. The PdIIcation lies on an inversion centre, thus the asymmetric unit contains one half of the complex, the PdN2S2moiety is exactly planar and the two pyridine rings are parallel. In the crystal, the complex molecules are stacked in columns along thea-axis direction.