Metallophthalocyanines, MPc (H2Pc = phthalocyanine), continue to be at the forefront of modern chemistry owing to their unique chemical(1,2) and physical properties(1,3). In particular, rare-earth phthalocyanines, i.e., LnPc(2) and Ln(2)Pc(3) (Ln = lanthanide), have received considerable attention-in the past few years due to their unique electrochromic,(1) spectral,(2) and conducting properties.(3)