A new complex of {[Eu2(2-BrBA)6(2,2’-bpy)2]2·CH3CH2OH·H2O} (2-BrBA=2-bromobenzoate; 2,2’-bpy=2,2’-bipyridine) was prepared by solvent method and characterized with X-ray single-crystal diffraction, IR spectroscopy, UV spectroscopy, and fluorescence spectroscopy. The complex crystallized in triclinic crystal system, Pī space group, with a=1.17196(4) nm, b=2.36142(9) nm, c=2.59151(9) nm, α=113.266(2)°, β=101.100(2)°, and γ=94.400(2)°. Two independent dinuclear molecules were contained in the asymmetric unit. The two molecules were similar to each other. Each Eu(Ⅲ) ion was nine-coordinated with seven oxygen atoms from five 2-BrBA ligands and two nitrogen atoms from 2,2’-bpy molecule. The carboxylate groups acted as bidentate-chelating, bidentate-bridging and chelating-bridging coordination modes. The complex adopted a distorted monocapped square-antiprism coordination geometry. Five peaks at 579, 591, 613, 652, and 697 nm appeared in the fluorescence spectrum, corresponding to 5D0→7F0, 5D0→7F1, 5D0→7F2, 5D0→7F3, and 5D0→7F4 transition emissions of the Eu(Ⅲ) ion, respectively.
The complex of [Tb（2-IBA）3（H2O）2]n （2-IBA=2-iodobenzoate） was prepared by solvent method from TbCl3-6H2O and 2-iodobenzoic acid. The crystal structure was determined with X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the title complex crystallized in triclinic crystal system and Pi space group. The Tb^3＋ ion was coordinated by six oxygen atoms from five 2-IBA ligands and two oxygen atoms from two water molecules, giving a distorted square-antiprism polyhedral geometry. The carboxyl groups were bonded to the Tb^3＋ ions with bidentate-bridging and bidentate-chelating coordination modes. The adjacent Tb^3＋ ions were linked by two bidentate-bridging 2-IBA ligands, forming 1-D chain structure. The fluorescence spectrum of the complex showed four main peaks at 489, 543, 587, and 618 nm, corresponding to ^5D4→^7Fj（J=6-3） transition emissions of the Tb^3＋ ion, respectively.
Two complexes [Eu2（2-TFMBA）6（2,2′-bipy）2]·2H2O （1） and Eu2（2-TFMBA）6（1,10-phen）2 （2） （2-TFMBA=2-（Trifluoromethyl） benzoate; 2,2′-bipy=2,2′-bipyridine; 1,10-phen= 1,10-phenanthroline） were synthesized by solvent method and determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic system with space group P21/c, whereas complex 2 crystallizes in triclinic system with space group Pi. Both are binuclear molecules with an inversion center. In complex 1, two center Eu^3＋ ions are linked together by four 2-TFMBA ligands in bidentate-bridging mode. Each Eu^3＋ ion is eight-coordinated with six O atoms from five 2-TFMBA ligands and two N atoms from one 2,2′-bipy molecule. In complex 2, two center Eu^3＋ ions are linked together by four 2-TFMBA ligands in two modes, namely, bidentate-bridging and tridentate-bridging. Each Eu^3＋ ion is nine-coordinated with seven O atoms from five 2-TFMBA ligands and two N atoms from one 1,10-phen molecule. The two complexes both exhibited strong red fluorescence under ultraviolet light, and the ^5D0→^7Fj （j=0-4） transition emissions of Eu^3＋ ion were observed in their emission spectra.
A new complex of lanthanum orotate [La（C5H3N2O4）2（OH）（H2O）6 ]·2（C5H4N2O4）·9H2O was synthesized using a hydrothermal method. The crystal structure was determined with help of single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The complex crystallized in orthorhombic system, Cmc2（1） space group. In the complex, the center lanthanum （Ⅲ） ion was nine-coordinated with coordination geometry of a distorted monocapped square antiprism, in which two of the nine coordinated oxygen atoms were from two orotate ligands in a monodentate mode, one oxygen atom from a hydroxyl, and the others from six coordinated water molecules. The mononuclear complex [La（C5H3N2O4）2（OH）（H2O）6 ]·2（C5H4N2O4）·9H2O was linked through the hydrogen bonds into an infinite supermolecular honeycomb structure.
