Lanthanide corroles: a new class of macrocyclic lanthanide complexes

The first examples of lanthanide corroles are prepared by two synthetic routes. (Mes(2)(p-OMePh)corrole)La center dot 4.5DME (1 center dot 4.5DME) and (Mes(2)(p-OMePh)corrole) Tb center dot 4DME (2 center dot 4DME) are prepared from the free base corrole and Ln((NSiMe3)(2))(3), while (Mes(2)(p-OMePh)corrole)-Gd center dot TACNMe(3) (3 center dot TACNMe(3)) is prepared by metathesis of the recently reported Li-3 corrole and GdCl3.