Poly[(aceto-nitrile-κN)-μ3-thio-cyanato-κ(3) N:S:S-μ2-thio-cyanato-κ(2) N:S-cadmium].

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cd(NCS)2(CH3CN)] n , consists of one Cd(II) cation, two thio-cyanate anions and one aceto-nitrile ligand, all in general positions. The Cd(II) cation is coordinated by three N atoms of two thio-cyanate anions and one aceto-nitrile ligand, as well as three S atoms of symmetry-related thio-cyanate anions within a slightly distorted octa-hedral coordination environment. The Cd(II) cations are linked by μ-1,3(N,S) and μ-1,1,3(S,S,N) thio-cyanate anions into layers that are located in the ab plane.