“…The tri ni tra to -bi s[N-(2-pyri dylm ethylene)-N 0 -b enzoyl -hydra zine]R(I I I), (R = La , Ce, Pr), and bi ni tra to -bi s[N-(2-pyri dylm ethy lene)-N 0 -b enzoyl -hydra zine] R(I I I) ni tra te (R = Y, Nd, Eu, Yb, Tb, G d, Ho, D y, Er) compl exes were prepa red under anhydro us condi ti ons by the di rect reacti on of a sol uti on of the l i gand 2-pyri di necarb oxa ldeh yde b enzoyl hydra zine (Pi cBH) wi th a sol uti on of the l antha ni de sal t as describ ed previ ously [13]. Al l synthesi zed com pl exes were crysta l l i ne sol i ds, stabl e in dry ai r for at l east one year.…”