Combination of solid-state NMR and ¹H NMR relaxometry for the study of intercalated saponite clays with the macrocyclic derivatives of Gd(iii) and Y(iii)

Positively charged Gd(iii) and Y(iii) complexes were intercalated in the gallery of a synthetic saponite. A combination of solid-state NMR and ¹H NMR relaxometric investigations has been employed to characterize these hybrid systems. This enabled us to gain atomic level insights into the local environment of the chelates and to evaluate the interactions of the metal species with the co-intercalated water molecules.