Synthesis and vibrational spectroscopic analysis of some Hofmann type clathrates

Abstract

New Hofmann type clathrates in the form of M(pp)(2)Ni(CN)(4)center dot 2G (where pp = 1-phenylpiperazine, G = 1,4-dioxane and M = Ni, Co or Cd) have been prepared in powder form and their FT-IR and FT-Raman spectra are reported. The results suggest that the present compounds are similar in structure to the Hofmann type clathrates and their structures consist of conjugated polymeric layers of vertical bar M-Ni(CN)(4)vertical bar(infinity) with the pp bound to the metal (M) atom