“…In addition to the great interest in functional metal complexes based on bpy and phen derivatives, structurally analogous 2‐(2′‐pyridyl)azoles such as 2‐(2′‐pyridyl)‐1,3‐benzoxazole (PBO), 2‐(2′‐pyridyl)‐1,3‐benzothiazole (PBT), and 2‐(2′‐pyridyl)benzimidazole (PBI), which are structurally similar to 2,2′‐bipyridine or 1,10‐phenanthroline N ‐oxide,16 have attracted special attention for use in electroluminescent devices, as radiopharmaceuticals based on metal complexes of [Re I (CO) 3 (L)X] (X = halide),17 when attached to Re V O 3+ and Tc V O 3+ cores,18 for complexation with Ru II ,19 Pt II ,20 Rh III and Pd II ,20b Mo V ,21 Sn II ,22 and Co II , Zn II and Cu II etc.,23 and because of their structural and physicochemical properties. We have reported the electroluminescence properties of Eu III complexes with PBI,8c,8i but so far little attention has been paid to lanthanide complexes with 2‐(2′‐pyridyl)azoles 24.…”