Bis(1,2-di-4-pyridylethane-N:N')cadmium(II) Tetracyanonickelate(II) m-Xylene Solvate

The title compound, bis(1,2-di-4-pyridylethane-N:N')-cadmium(II) tetracyanonickelate(II) di-m-xylene solvate, [Cd(C 12 H 12 N 2 ) 2 ][Ni(CN) 4 ].2C 8 H 10 , is represented by the general Hofmann-type clathrate formula Cd-(Ligand) 2 Ni(CN) 4 .2Guest, where Ligand is 1,2-di-4-pyridylethane (C 12 H 12 N 2 ) and Guest is m-xylene (C 8 H 10 ). It was seen that the structure of the title compound is of a new type and quite different from that of the Hofmann-type clathrates.