Based on the concept of intercalation chemistry of layered double hydroxides (LDHs), RhCl(CO)- (TPPTS)2 (TPPTS: P(m-C6H4SO3Na)3) and TPPTS co-intercalated LDHs were successfully synthesized by in situ complexation method. Characterizations of structure and composition of composite materials by powder XRD, FT-IR, and ICP-AES techniques confirmed the supramolecular structures of the catalytic species intercalated LDHs. The correlation between catalytic performance of intercalated catalyst and the composition of both host layers and interlayer guest species was also investigated.
