C-meso-(3,5,7,7,10,12,12,14-Octa­methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra­azacyclo­tetra­deca-4,11-diene)nickel(II) bis­(thio­cyanate)

The title complex, (1RS,3SR,8SR,10RS-3,5,7,7,10,12,12,14-octa­methyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetra­deca-4,11-diene-κ⁴N^1,4,8,11)­nickel(II) bis­(thio­cyanate), [Ni(C₁₈H₃₆N₄)](NCS)₂, has a centrosymmetrical square-planar singlet ground state nickel(II) cation, with Ni—N_amine = 1.940 (1) Å and Ni—N_imine = 1.921 (1) Å. The C-3 methyl substituent is axially oriented. The thio­cyanate N atom is hydrogen bonded to the NH group.