Diaqua-bis(2,5-di-4-pyridyl-1,3,4-thia-diazole-κN)bis-(thio-cyanato-κN)copper(II) dihydrate.

In the title compound, [Cu(NCS)(2)(C(12)H(8)N(4)S)(2)(H(2)O)(2)]·2H(2)O, the Cu atom is located on an inversion center and displays an octa-hedral geometry. Two N atoms of two different 2,5-di-4-pyridyl-1,3,4-thia-diazole ligands and two N atoms from two separate thio-cyanate mol-ecules form the equatorial plane, while two coordinated water mol-ecules are in axial positions. The crystal structure is consolidated by extensive hydrogen bonding, forming a two-dimensional network.