Abstract
Two series of polynuclear coordination compounds [AlLn(C6O7H11)(2)(C6O7H10)(2)]center dot 4H(2)O (where Ln(111) = La, Nd, Er; C6O7H11- = gluconate anion) and [AlLn(CH2(NH2)COOH)(4)](NO3)(6)center dot 4H(2)O (where Ln(III) = Nd, Er; CH2(NH2)COOH = glycine) have been synthesized by two soft chemical methods: complexation method and self-propagating combustion method. These compounds have been characterized by elemental chemical analysis and physico-chemical measurements (IR and UV-Vis spectra). The mixed oxides obtained by the decomposition of these compounds have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, IR and UV-Vis spectra.