Tetrakis(1-ethyl-1 H -imidazole-? N 3 )diisothiocyanatocobalt(II)

# 2006 International Union of Crystallography All rights reserved The structure of the title compound, [Co(NCS)2(C5H8N2)4], consists of isolated molecules of [Co(NCS)2(Eim)4] (Eim = 1ethylimidazole), having an octahedral CoN6 configuration. The NCS anions are positioned in a trans-configuration and four N atoms from the 1-ethylimidazole ligands define the equatorial plane. The mean Co—N(Eim) and Co—N(NCS) distances are 2.137 (6) and 2.152 (6) Å respectively.