catena-Poly[[(5-phenyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)copper(I)]-μ-thiocyanido-κ2N:S]

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu(NCS)(C16H12N2)]n, was synthesised under hydrothermal conditions. The CuI ion shows distorted tetrahedral geometry being coordinated by two N atoms from a 5-phenyl-2,2′-bipyridine ligand and by the N and S atoms from two different thiocyanate anions. The CuI ions are bridged by thiocyanide groups, forming a one-dimensional coordination polymer along the b axis. The crystal packing is through van der Waals contacts and C—H...π interactions.