Abstract By reaction of [B6H6]2-with (SCN)2 in dichloromethane at -80 C° the thiocyanatohexaborate anion is formed and can be isolated by ion exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl (DEAE) cellulose. The X-ray structure determination of Cs2[B6H5(SCN)] (orthorhombic, space group Pbca with a = 9.506(5), b = 10.644(5), c = 21.857(5) Å, Z = 8) reveals that the SCN substituent is bonded via the S atom with the B-S distance of 1.885(9) Å and the B-S-C angle of 99.8(5)°. The SCN group is nearly linear (179.9(9)°).