Novel fluorine containing carbofunctional organosilicon monomers were synthesized: 3 pentafluorobenzylideneaminopropylethoxysilane (EtO) 3 Si(CH 2 ) 3 N=CH-C 6 F 5 , N 3 methoxydiethoxysilylpropyltrifluoroacetamide (EtO) 2 (MeO)Si(CH 2 ) 3 NHC(O)CF 3 , and 1,1,5 trihydrooctafluoroamyl N 3 triethoxysilylpropylaminopropanoate (EtO) 3 Si(CH 2 ) 3 NH(CH 2 ) 2 C(O)OCH 2 (CF 2 ) 3 CHF 2 . Compositions for the formation of trans parent thermally stable films were prepared from these monomers. The films have low absor bance intensity near 1550 nm, i.e., in the region of photosignal transmission of modern optical communication systems. The compositions can dissolve complexes with organofluorine ligands and produce transparent homogeneous films doped with rare earth metals. The concentrations of the complexes in the matrices are 3.7-21.4 wt.% (metal concentrations are 0.6-3.7%). Fluorescence and fluorescence excitation spectra of the matrices and electronic absorption spectra of the doped films were studied. Key words: 3 pentafluorobenzylideneaminopropyltriethoxysilane, N 3 methoxydiethoxy silylpropyltrifluoroacetamide, 1,1,5 trihydrooctafluoroamyl N 3 triethoxysilylpropylamino propanoate, rare earth metal complexes with fluorinated ligands, film preparation, near IR spectroscopy, electronic absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence.Adsorbents, heterogeneous catalysts, 1-7 aerogels, 8 cat ion exchange resins, 9 and materials for photonics and laser optics 10 can be obtained from silicon alkoxides con taining a functional organic substituent (RO) 3 Si(CH 2 ) n Z. Methods of sol-gel chemistry make it possible to intro duce organic dye molecules and transition, rare earth, and platinum metal cations into a hybrid organo inor ganic matrix. For instance, the sorption of rare earth element (REE) cations by xerogels of functionalized organosilsesquioxanes O 1.5 Si(CH 2 ) 3 -Z-(CH 2 ) 3 SiO 1.5 (Z = NHC(O)C 6 H 4 C(O)NH, NHC(O)CH 2 C(O)NH, NHS(O)NH, and NHS(O 2 )NH) has recently 11 been stud ied. Xerogels prepared by 3 acrylamidopropyltriethoxy silane hydrolysis were used as complexing agents for the uranyl cation. 12 Highly porous aerogels SiO 2 • •O 1.5 Si(CH 2 ) 3 Z (Z = SH, OC(O)C(Me)=CH 2 , NCO, and NHC(O)OMe) were synthesized 13 by the co hydroly sis of Si(OMe) 4 and (MeO) 3 Si(CH 2 ) 3 Z followed by dry ing under supercritical conditions. REE complexes can also be incorporated into inorganic materials. For in stance, erbium β diketonates were incorporated into nanoporous glasses by supercritical impregnation. 14 Organo inorganic glasses doped with Eu 2+ /Eu 3+ cations were obtained from a mixture of methyldiethoxysilane, methyltriethoxysilane, and tetrapropoxyzirconium or from a mixture of tetraethoxysilane, tin alkoxide, and titanium in the presence of europium chloride. 15,16 The prepara tion process is accompanied by the partial reduction of Eu 3+ to Eu 2+ . REE cations can also be incorporated into organic polymers. For instances, the lanthanide contain ing organic polymers were prepared by the polymeriza tion of the neodym...