Poly[bis-(methanol-κO)tris-(μ-pyrimidine-κN:N')tetra-kis(thio-cyanato-κN)dinickel(II)].

In the crystal structure of the title compound, Ni(2)(NCS)(4)(C(4)H(4)N(2))(3)(CH(3)OH)(2), each nickel(II) cation is coordinated by three N-bonded pyrimidine ligands, two N-bonded thio-cyanate anions and one O-bonded methanol mol-ecule in a distorted octa-hedral environment. The asymmetric unit consists of one nickel cation, two thio-cyanate anions and one methanol mol-ecule in general positions, as well as one pyrimidine ligand located around a twofold rotation axis. The crystal structure consists of μ-N:N' pyrimidine-bridged zigzag-like nickel thio-cyanate chains; these are further linked by μ-N:N-bridging pyrimidine ligands into layers which are stacked perpendicular to the b axis. The layers are connected via weak O-H⋯S hydrogen bonding.