The conditions of the formation of yttrium, lanthanum and lanthanideo-nitrobenzoates were studied and their quantitative composition and solubilities in water at 298 K were determined (their solubilities are of the order of 10−2 mol dm−3). The IR and X-ray spectra for the obtained complexes and the dehydrated rare earth elemento-nitrobenzoates were recorded; all prepared complexes are crystalline compounds. The conditions of thermal decomposition of the complexes were also studied. It was found that on heating above 523 K the complexes decompose explosively and undergo a melting process at the same time. Therefore the thermal decomposition for complexes being studied was carried out in the temperature range 273–523 K. From the results it appears that during the dehydration process or with the increase of temperature no transformation of the nitro group to nitrito occurs.