Bis(2,2′-bipyridine-κ(2) N,N′)(thio­cyanato-κN)copper(II) perchlorate

The asymmetric unit of title compound, [Cu(NCS)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)]ClO(4), contains a bis­(2,2′-bipyridine)(isothio­cyanato)copper(II) cation and a perchlorate anion. In the cation, the Cu(2+) ion is coordinated by four N atoms from two bidentate 2,2′-bipyridine mol­ecules and an N atom from an isothio­cyanate anion, resulting in a distorted CuN(5) pyramidal configuration. The crystal structure is stabilized by weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds, and weak π–π inter­actions between 2,2′-bipyridine rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.908 (4) Å]. The perchlorate counteranion is disordered over two positions in a 0.66:0.34 ratio.