Historic overview and new developments in synthetic methods for preparation of the rare-earth tetrapyrrolic complexes

New developments as well as a historic overview on synthetic strategies for preparation of the rare-earth complexes with porphyrins, phthalocyanines, naphthalocyanines, tetraazaporphyrins, and related systems are discussed in detail with emphasis on selective synthetic pathways for preparation of single-, double-, and triple-decker architectures.