M. Kanesato et al., REACTION OF LANTHANUM(III) AND GADOLINIUM(III) COMPLEXES COORDINATED BY PENDANT-ARMED MACROCYCLIC LIGAND WITH SALICYLALDEHYDE, Chemistry Letters, (12), 1994, pp. 2331-2334
In the reaction of Lanthanum(III) and Gadolinium(III) complexes coordi
nated by the ligand 1, 9-bis(2-aminoethy1)-1, 4, 6, 9, 12, 14-hexaazac
yclohexadecane with salicylaldehyde, only Gd3+ was led to an unexpecte
d complex with the ligand tris{2-(salicylideneamino)ethyl}amine. The d
ifference of the reactivity was applied to the separation of La3+ and
Gd3+.