Abstract
The lanthanide salts with MTPA were obtained by reaction of the acid with the respective basic carbonates. The compounds with composition {Ln[R-(+)-MTPA]3OH}−H3O+ and {Ln[S-(-)-MTPA]3OH}−H3O+ (Ln = Eu, Nd, Tb) were characterized by microanalysis, IR spectra, 1H NMR spectroscopy, absorption spectra of the neodymium salts, emission spectra of the europium and terbium compounds and TG analysis. Circularly polarized luminescence was observed in the Eu salts.