Reactions of [(C 5 Me 5 ) 2 Ln][(µ-Ph) 2 BPh 2 ] complexes with Li[Me 3 SiCN 2 ] form dimeric isocyanotrimethylsilyl amide complexes {(C 5 Me 5 ) 2 Ln[µ-N(SiMe 3 )NC]} 2 , not only for Ln ) Sm (1-Sm) and La (1-La) but also for the intermediate and small size metal ions Ln ) Nd, Y, Yb, and Lu. Complexes 1-Y and 1-Yb were characterized by X-ray crystallography and are structurally similar to 1-Sm and 1-La. A more convenient synthesis of 1-Sm and 1-La from the corresponding (C 5 Me 5 ) 2 LnCl 2 K(THF) 2 "ate" salts with Li[Me 3 SiCN 2 ] is also reported. Analogues of reactions of 1-Sm and 1-La with Me 3 CCN that form the 1,2,3-triazolato complexes (C 5 Me 5 ) 2 Ln(NCCMe 3 )[NNC(SiMe 3 )C(CMe 3 )N] (2-Sm, 2-La) were examined with C 6 H 5 CH 2 CN and Me 3 SiCN to investigate the diversity of the triazoles accessible by this route. Complex 1-La reacts with C 6 H 5 CH 2 CN to make a 1,2,3-triazole complex, but in contrast to 2-La, the product is a base-free dimer in which each triazole is ligated by two metallocenes, {(C 5 Me 5 ) 2 La[µ-3. The reaction of 1-La with Me 3 SiCN involves Si-C bond cleavage, and a nitrile-solvated cyanide trimer, [(C 5 Me 5 ) 2 La(µ-CN)(NCSiMe 3 )] 3 , 4, was isolated. The reaction of 1-La with the isocyanide reagent Me 3 SiCH 2 NC also generated a cyanide trimer, this time via N-C bond cleavage as an isocyanide solvate, [(C 5 Me 5 ) 2 La(µ-CN)(Me 3 SiCH 2 NC)] 3 , 5. Unsubstituted 1,2,3-triazoles {(C 5 Me 5 ) 2 Ln[µ-η 1 :η 2 -NNC(SiMe 3 )C(H)N]} 2 (6-Sm, 6-La) can be isolated directly from 1-Sm and 1-La in reactions that involve N-N bond cleavage.