Vibrational spectroscopic study on some Hofmann type clathrates: M(2-(1-cyclohexenyl)ethylamine)(2)Ni(CN)(4)center dot 2benzene (M = Ni and Cd)

Abstract

New Hofmann type benzene clathrates in the form of M(CyHEA)(2)Ni(CN)(4)center dot 2benzene (where CyHEA= 2-(1-cyclohexenyl)ethylamine and M=Ni or Cd) have been prepared in powder form and FT-IR and Raman spectra have been reported. The results suggest that title compounds are similar in structure to Hofmann type clathrates and their structures consist of polymeric layers of vertical bar M-Ni(CN)(4)vertical bar(infinity) with the CyHEA molecule bounded to the metal atoms (M).