Calix[4]resorcinarenes, 2,8,14,20-tetramethyl- (L-1) and 2,8,14,20-tet
raphenyl- (L-2) ,13),1(15,19)]octacosa-1(25),3,5,7(26)9,11,13(27), 19(
28),21,23-dodecan-4,6,10,12,16,18,22,24-octols, and their ytterbium co
mplexes were synthesized. Some spectral-luminescence properties of Yb3
+-L-1 and Yb3+-L-2 complexes were studied and their analytical possibi
lities were examined. The detection limit of ytterbium with L-2 in YbC
l3 solution was 0.09 mu g ml(-1).