Crystal structures of two polymorphs for fac-bromido­tricarbon­yl[4-(4-meth­­oxy­phen­yl)-2-(pyridin-2-yl)thia­zole-κ²N,N′]rhenium(I).

Crystallization of the title compound, fac-[ReBr(ppt-OMe)(CO)₃] (ppt-OMe = C₁₅H₁₂N₂OS), from CH₂Cl₂/n-pentane (1:5 v/v) at room temperature gave two polymorphs, which crystallize in monoclinic (P2₁/c; α form) and ortho­rhom­bic (Pna2₁; β form) space groups. The Re^I complex mol­ecules in either polymorph adopt a six-coordinate octa­hedral geometry with three facially-oriented carbonyl ligands, one bromido ligand, and two nitro­gen atoms from one chelating ligand ppt-OMe. In the crystal, both polymorph α and β form di-periodic sheet-like architectures supported by multiple hydrogen bonds. In polymorph α, two types of hydrogen bonds (C—H⋯O) are found while, in polymorph β, four types of hydrogen bonds (C—H⋯O and C—H⋯Br) exist. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]