The title complex, zinc cadmium tetrathiocyanate, [ZnCd(SCN)(4)](n), contai
ns slightly flattened ZnN4 and CdS4 tetrahedra. The -S=C=N- bridges connect
Zn and Cd atoms, forming infinite three-dimensional -Cd-S=C=N-Zn- networks
, and are essentially linear at C and N, but bent at S. The structure exhib
its a high non-linear optical property, and physical and chemical stability
.