A n X -ra y a n d N M R S tu d y o n C e r iu m ( I I I ) a n d M a g n e s iu m ( I I) P e r c h lo r a te S o lu tio n s R. Caminiti3, G. Cerioni6, G. Crisponi3, and P. Cuccaa a Istituto di Chimica Generale, Inorganica e Analitica, Via Ospedale 72, 09100 Cagliari (Italy). b Istituto di Chimica Farmaceutica e Tossicologica, Via Ospedale 72, 09100 Cagliari (Italy).Z. Naturforsch. 43 a, 317-325 (1988); received October 15, 1987 Metal-perchlorate solutions have been investigated by the X-ray scattering technique and 35C1 NMR spectroscopy. The aim of this work was to obtain structural information on the complex formation between the Cerium and the Perchlorate group and on the C104 -H20 interactions. The NMR data, the correlation functions and the analysis of the structure functions agree with the literature information about the Ce -(0C103). species present in aqueous solutions. Good agree ment with experimental data is achieved through a model in which the Perchlorate ions are bonded as monodentate ligands to the Cerium(III). No complex formation is confirmed for Mg(II). The cations also possess a second coordination shell of water molecules. Some indications have been obtained supporting the presence of C104 -H20 contacts.