Tetra­kis{1-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl-κN3)phen­yl]ethanone}bis­(isothio­cyanato-κN)nickel(II)

The title complex mol­ecule, [Ni(NCS)2(C11H10N2O)4], has a crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry. The NiII atom is coordinated by the N atoms of two trans-arranged NCS− anions and four 1-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phen­yl]ethan­one ligands in a distorted octa­hedral geometry. In the crystal, C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds link the complex mol­ecules into chains parallel to the b axis. The chains are further connected by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the bc plane.