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Abstract
The synthesis, characterization and tg-dsc study of Ln(tfa)3 · 3aza where Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb and Er, tfa = trifluoroacetate and aza = 2-azacyclononanone are reported. The obtained X-ray powder diffraction patterns show that the compounds are divided in two isomorphous groups: La, Pr, Nd and Eu, Sm, Gd, Tb and Er. For all compounds, the thermodegradation under nitrogen gave the respective oxifluorides (LnOF) as the final product. The melting temperature intervals are 105–110°C, 100–112°C, 90–95°C, 79–101°C, 65–70°C, 75–90°C, 64–76°C and 50–65°C for the La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb and Er compounds, respectively, and it is verified that the lanthanide contraction induces a weaker intermolecular interaction between adjacent molecules in the solid state.