The [3+ +1] fragmentation reaction of rare-earth metallacyclopentadienes 1a-c with 0.5 equivalents of P 4 affords as eries of rare-earth metal cyclo-P 3 complexes 2a-c and ap hospholyl anion 3. 2a-c demonstrate an unusual h 3 coordination mode with one P À Pb ond featuring partial pbonding character. 2a-c are the first cyclo-P 3 complexes of rare-earth metals,a nd also the first organo-substituted polyphosphides in the category of Group 3a nd f-block elements. Rare-earth metallacyclopentadienes play ad ual role in the combination of aromatization and Diels-Alder reaction. Compounds 2a-c can coordinate to one or two [W(CO) 5 ] units,yielding 4a-c or 5c,respectively.Furthermore,oxidation of 2a with p-benzoquinone produces its corresponding phospholyllithium and regenerated P 4 .Supportinginformation (including experimental details, X-ray crystallographic data, and scannedNMR spectra of all new products) and the ORCID identification number(s) for the author(s) of this article can be found under: https://doi.