Slow magnetic relaxation in novel Dy4 and Dy8 compounds

Inorg Chem. 2011 Feb 7;50(3):720-2. doi: 10.1021/ic1021643. Epub 2010 Dec 27.

Abstract

Two novel dysprosium(III) clusters have been prepared and structurally characterized. One has a tetranuclear core with a rare zigzag arrangement, and the other is an unprecedented octanuclear cluster with six triangular Dy(3) units sharing vertices. Both dysprosium(III) clusters possess frequency-dependent on alternating-current magnetic susceptibilities, indicating possible single-molecule magnet behavior.