(2,9-Dieth­oxy-1,10-phenanthroline-κ(2) N,N′)bis­(thio­cyanato-κN)cobalt(II)

In the title complex, [Co(NCS)(2)(C(16)H(16)N(2)O(2))], the Co(II) ion is coordinated by two N atoms from one 2,9-dieth­oxy-1,10-phenanthroline ligand and two N atoms from two different thio­cyanate ligands in a distorted tetra­hedral environment. The Co—N bonds involving the thio­cyanate ligands are significantly shorter than the other two Co—N bonds. The atoms of one of the eth­oxy groups are essentially coplanar with the phenanthroline ring [N=C—O—C = 178.8 (4)°], while the other eth­oxy group is slightly twisted from the phenanthroline ring plane [N=C—O—C = 167.2 (4)°]. In the crystal structure, there is a weak π–π stacking inter­action between two symmetry-related phenanthroline rings with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.706 (4) Å.