Intercalation of acrylate anions into the galleries of Zn–Al layered double hydroxide Original Research Article

Acrylate and methacrylate anions containing double bond and carboxylic groups, were intercalated in the interlayer region of a layered double hydroxide of formula: [Zn0.66Al0.34(OH)2](NO3)0.34 0.62H2O. The intercalation compounds obtained have been characterized for their chemical composition and with different instrumental techniques (X-ray powder diffraction, thermal analysis, FT-IR absorption spectroscopy, electron scanning microscopy). Furthermore, they have been used to carry out a preliminary study concerning the in situ polymerization of the intercalated acrylate and methacrylate ions to obtain new interstratified inorgano-organic hybrid materials.