Three new aryl amide type ligands, N-(phenyl)-2-(quinolin-8-yloxy) acetamide (L1), N- (benzyl)-2-(quinolin-8-yloxy) acetamide (L2) and N-(naphthalene-1-yl)-2-(quinolin-8-yloxy) acetamide (L3) were synthesized. With these ligands, three series of lanthanide (III) complexes were prepared:[Ln (L1) 2 (NO3) 2] NO3,[Ln (L2) 2 (NO3) 2 (H2O) 2] NO3· H2O and [Ln (L3) 2 (NO3) 2 (H2O) 2] NO3· H2O (Ln= La, Sm, Eu, Gd). The complexes were ...