Acrylamide complexes of metal perchlorates and tetrafluoroborates, [M(OC(NH 2 )CHϭCH 2 ) 6 ][X] 2 (M ϭ Fe, Co, Ni, Zn; X ϭ ClO 4 , BF 4 ), have been prepared and characterized using single crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy and elemental analyses. The complexes contain metal(II) cations surrounded by an octahedral array of acrylamide ligands accompanied by the anions. The tetrafluoroborate or perchlorate counter anions do not coordinate to the metal atoms or take part in strong secondary interactions