(1-{(E)-[Phen-yl(pyridin-2-yl-κN)methyl-idene]amino-κN}pyrrolidin-2-one-κO)bis-(thio-cyanato-κN)copper(II).

The Cu(II) atom in the title compound, [Cu(NCS)(2)(C(16)H(15)N(3)O)], is bonded to the N atoms of two thio-cyanate ions, and is N,N'-chelated by the Schiff base ligand. The four N atoms surround the metal atom to form a distorted square; the square environment is distorted towards a square pyramid by a long Cu⋯O inter-action. In the crystal, two C atoms of the pyrrolidin-2-one ring are disordered over two positions in a 1:1 ratio.