Bis[tetra­kis­(pyridin-2-yl)methane-κ(3) N,N′,N′′]cobalt(II) tetra­kis­(thio­cyanato-κN)cobaltate(II) methanol monosolvate

The title complex, [Co(C(21)H(16)N(4))(2)][Co(NCS)(4)]·CH(3)OH, consists of one [Co{C(py)(4)}(2)](2+) complex cation [C(py)(4) = tetra­kis­(pyridin-2-yl)methane], one [Co(NCS)(4)](2−) complex anion and a methanol solvent mol­ecule. In the cation, the Co(II) atom is coordinated by six N atoms of two C(py)(4) ligands in a distorted octa­hedral geometry. In the anion, the Co(II) atom is coordinated by the N atoms of four NCS(−) ligands in a distorted tetra­hedral geometry. The methanol mol­ecule is disordered and was modelled over three orientations (occupancies 0.8:0.1:0.1). There are two weak hydrogen-bond-like inter­actions between the methanol solvent mol­ecule and NCS(−) ligands of the anion [O⋯S = 3.283 (3) and 3.170 (2) Å].