Several new m-oxybis[tri(a-naphthyl)antimony(V)] derivatives of the general formula (R 3 SbL) 2 O (where R ¼ a-C 10 H 7 ; L ¼ N 3 , CN, SCN; ON¼CPh(OH)CHPh, ON¼C(CH 2 ) 4 CH 2 , OOCC 6 -H 4 NH 2 -p, OOCC 6 H 5 , OOCC 6 H 4 Cl-p, and NCO(C 6 H 4 )CO have been prepared by the interaction of (R 3 SbCl) 2 O with the appropriate metal salts of the ligand. (R 3 SbN 3 ) 2 O could also be obtained by the interaction of R 3 SbCl 2 with NaN 3 (1:2 molar ratio) in ether=water solvent mixture. The newly synthesised complexes have been characterised by elemental analyses, IR spectra, molecular weights and conductance measurements. A trigonal-bipyramidal geometry around the antimony atom with a Sb-O-Sb linkage is tentatively suggested.