New routes to copper–lanthanoid complexes I: via a metallomacrocycle

Abstract
We report the synthesis and structure of a novel hexanuclear copper complex of the anion of 6-methyl-2-hydroxypyridine (MeL), which undergoes reaction with lanthanum nitrate to give [La8Cu12(OH)24(NO3)22(MeLH)13(H2O)6][NO3]2[MeLH]2·CH2Cl2, a copper–lanthanoid complex with several unique structural features.