Chloride templated formation of {Dy12(OH)16}20+ cluster core incorporating 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-dicarboxylate†
Abstract
Two unique dysprosium(III) coordination compounds with similar dodecanuclear clusters composed of four vertex-sharing cubane-like units, [2Cl− ⊂ {Dy12(OH)16(phenda)8(H2O)8}]2+, were reported. Magnetic studies reveal that both compounds exhibit slow magnetic relaxation.