SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF LDH-ORGANIC INTERCALATES

A range of layered double hydroxide-organic intercalation compounds have been prepared and characterised using powder XRD and IR spectroscopy. Two procedures have been used to prepare the intercalates. The first is by the conventional co-precipitation direct synthesis method. The other involves the so-called rehydration route. In most cases comparable results are obtained by both methods. Depending upon the nature of the anion both monolayer and bilayer guest arrangements seem possible.