Crystal structure of bis­­(aceto­nitrile-κN)bis­­(4-benzoyl­pyridine-κN)bis­­(thio­cyanato-κN)cobalt(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Co(NCS)2(C2H3N)2(C12H9NO)2], consists of cobalt(II) cations that are octa­hedrally coordinated by the N atoms of two terminal thio­cyanate anions, two aceto­nitrile mol­ecules and two 4-benzoyl­pyridine ligands. The discrete complexes are located on centres of inversion. They are connected by weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯S hydrogen-bonding inter­actions between one of the pyridine H atoms and the carbonyl O atom, and between one of the methyl H atoms of the aceto­nitrile mol­ecule and the thio­cyanate S atoms into layers parallel to (101). No pronounced inter­molecular inter­actions are observed between these layers.