A series of 3d–4f binuclear complexes, [M­(3-MeOsaltn)­(MeOH)x(ac)­Ln­(hfac)2] (x = 0 for M = CuII, ZnII; x = 1 for M = CoII, NiII; Ln = GdIII, TbIII, DyIII, LaIII), have been...

The reaction of the compartmental ligand N,N′,N″-trimethyl-N,N″-bis­(2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-methylbenzyl)­diethylenetriamine (H2L) with Zn­(NO3)2·6H2O and subsequently with...