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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, bis(1,2-di-4-pyridylethane-N:N')cadmium(II) tetracyanonickelate(II) di-m-xylene solvate, [Cd(C12H12N2)2][Ni(CN)4].2C8H10, is represented by the general Hofmann-type clathrate formula Cd(Ligand)2Ni(CN)4.2Guest, where Ligand is 1,2-di-4-pyridylethane (C12H12N2) and Guest is m-xylene (C8H10). 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.