Crystal structure of catena-poly[[(3-tert-butylpyridine-kappa N)(4-tert-butylpyridine-kappa N)cadmium]-di-mu-thiocyanato-kappa N-2:S;kappa S-2:N]

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cd( NCS)(2)(C9H13N)(2)](n), the Cd-II cations are coordinated in a slightly distorted octahedral geometry by one 3-tert-butylpyridine ligand, one 4-tert-butylpyridine ligand and two pairs of translationally-equivalent mu-1,3-bridging thiocyanate ligands, all of which are in general positions. These mu-1,3-bridging thiocyante anions bridge the Cd-II cations, forming chains that propagate parallel to the b axis.