catena-Poly[benzyltriethylammonium [tri-μ-thiocyanato-κ4N:S;κ2S:N-cadmate(II)]]

The title compound, {[(C6H5CH2)N(C2H5)3][Cd(SCN)3]}n, contains benzyl­triethyl­ammonium cations lying between one-dimensional chains of stoichiometry {[Cd(SCN)3]−}n. Each Cd2+ ion is 3N,3S-hexa­coordinated by thio­cyanate ligands in an octa­hedral arrangement. The asymmetric unit contains one cation and one anion.