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A tetranuclear complex and a 1-D coordination polymer with a ladder-like topology have been obtained by connecting Ni(II)Dy(III) nodes with dicarboxylato ligands: Ni₂(valpn)₂Dy₂(III)(pdca)₂(NO₃)(H₂O)₆(NO₃)·4H₂O 1, and (∞)¹Ni₂(H₂O)₂(valpn)₂Dy₂(tfa)₃·4CH₃CN 2 (valpn²⁻ = the dianion of the Schiff base resulting from reacting o-vanillin with 1,3-propanediamine; pdca²⁻ = the dianion of 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid; tfa²⁻ = the dianion of the terephthalic acid). The magnetic measurements show a ferromagnetic interaction between Ni(II) and Dy(III), and that both compounds behave like SMM with strong tunnelling. The barrier of 2 (17.4 K) is higher than that of 1 (13.6 K).
Pasatoiu et al. (Fri,) studied this question.