Tetra­kis(1-allyl-1H-imidazole-κN3)bis­(thio­cyanato-κN)manganese(II)

The structure of the title compound, [Mn(NCS)2(C6H8N2)4], consists of isolated mol­ecules of [Mn(NCS)2(Aim)4] (Aim = 1-allyl­imidazole), which contain a compressed octa­hedral MnN6 chromophore (site symmetry \overline1). The NCS− anions are trans and four N atoms from the Aim ligands define the equatorial plane. The mean Mn—N(Aim) and Mn—N(NCS) distances are 2.270 and 2.229 A, respectively. Weak C—H⋯N inter­actions contribute to the crystal packing stability.