Abstract
New coordination coapounds of rare earth nitrates with Schiff base derived from vanillin (3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-benzaldehyde) and 2-naphthylanine having the general formula [LnL2(N03)2] NO3 (where Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Er, Yb, Lu; L = Schiff base) have been prepared and characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, infrared spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, molar conductance and thermal analyses.