In the title compound, [Cd(NCS)
2
(C
11
H
17
N
3
)]
n
, the Cd
II
atom is octahedrally coordinated by the
N
,
N
′,
N
′′-tridentate Schiff base ligand and one terminal thiocyanate N atom. Two
trans
-
N:S
-bridging thiocyanates complete the N
5
S donor set around the Cd atom. In the crystal, adjacent Cd
II
ions are linked by the thiocyanate
N:S
-bridges into polymeric chains along the
c
axis.