The reaction of potassium 2,5-bis{N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)iminomethyl}pyrrolyl, [(DIP 2 pyr)K], with the anhydrous lanthanide diiodides resulted in the heteroleptic complexes [(DIP 2 pyr)LnI(THF) 3 ] (Ln=Sm, Eu, Yb). All complexes are monomeric in the solid state, which is remarkable, since samarium and europium complexes tend to form dimeric complexes bridged by iodine ions. The (DIP 2 pyr)ligands are coordinated almost symmetrically in a κ 3 N, N 0 , N 00 mode to the metal center in the samarium and europium compounds. In contrast, for the ytterbium complex an asymmetric coordination mode was observed.Recently we and other groups were attracted by 2,5-bis-(N-aryliminomethyl)pyrrolyls, which can serve as unique monoanionic nitrogen ligands in coordination chemistry. Some actinide complexes in which the 2,5-bis(N-aryliminomethyl)pyrrole structural motif was part of a larger oligodentate macrocyclic ligand were published as the first examples in this area. [1][2][3] Later some macrocyclic multinuclear nickel compounds were reported. 4,5 The first transition-metal complexes with the tridentate 2,5-bis(N-aryliminomethyl)pyrrolyl ligands were reported by Bochmann et al. 6 Today alkali-metal, 7,8 aluminum, 9 group 4, 6 iron, 6 chromium, 8 copper, 10 and rare-earth-metal