“…The absorption band at 304 nm in compound 3 is attributed to f→f transitions in the Gd(III) ion from the 8 S 7/2 level to the 6 P 7/2 , 6 P 5/2, 6 I 7/2 , 6 I 9/2 6 I 17/2 , 6 I 11/2 , 6 I 13/2 , 6 I 15/2 , 6 D 9/2 levels, indicating the presence of eight coordinated Gd(III) ions in the DMSO solution ( Figure 6 C) [ 36 ]. In the spectrum of the Dy(III) complex 4 , the appearance of bands at 350, 365, 387, 450, 758, and 808 nm was observed in the visible region ( Figure 6 E), which correspond to transitions between the ground state 6 H 5/2 and multiple excited states belonging to the configuration 4f 9 of the ion Dy(III) from 6 H 15/2 to 6 P 7/2 , 4 P 5/2 , 4 I 13/2 , 4 I 15/2 , 6 F 3/2 and 6 F 5/2 , respectively [ 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ]. It was found that complex 4 with Dy(III) ions has a coordination node in the form of a square antiprism [ 43 , 44 ].…”