(2,9-Diethoxy-1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)bis(thiocyanato-κN)cobalt(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [Co(NCS)2(C16H16N2O2)], the CoII ion is coordinated by two N atoms from one 2,9-diethoxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two N atoms from two different thiocyanate ligands in a distorted tetrahedral environment. The Co—N bonds involving the thiocyanate ligands are significantly shorter than the other two Co—N bonds. The atoms of one of the ethoxy groups are essentially coplanar with the phenanthroline ring [N=C—O—C = 178.8 (4)°], while the other ethoxy group is slightly twisted from the phenanthroline ring plane [N=C—O—C = 167.2 (4)°]. In the crystal structure, there is a weak π–π stacking interaction between two symmetry-related phenanthroline rings with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.706 (4) Å.