Abstract
The intercalation of 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile (DBN) into the NiMgAlLDH, CuMgAlLDH and MgAlLDH layered double
hydroxides was carried out using the calcination-rehydration reaction using NiMgAl, CuMgAl and MgAl oxide precursors,
obtained by calcination at 550oC. X-ray diffraction (XRD), elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and
thermogravimetric analysis (TG-DTG) confirmed that DBN molecules were successfully intercalated into the interlayer spaces of
LDHs. The resulting solid products reconstructed the LDH structure by incorporating the DBN into the lamellar layer.