Crystal structure of a polycyano–polycadmate host clathrate including a charge-transfer complex of methylviologen dication and mesitylene as a guest

The crystal structure of a methylviologen dication (MV2+)–mesitylene clathrate, one of a newly synthesized polycyano–polycadmate host clathrates, including a charge-transfer complex of MV2+ and an aromatic molecule, has been revealed by X-ray diffraction.