Thenoveleomplexesofalkaliandrareearthmetalwithperiodatehavebeenpreparedforthefirsttime.ChemicalanalysisindicatesthatthecompositionofthecomplexesisM2LnIO6·xH2O(M=Li,Na,K;Ln=Pr,Tb),andallofthecomplexeshavebeencharacterizedbyUV-Visible,IRspectroscopicstudies,susceptibilitymeasurementsandthermalanalysis.