Carbonate-Bridged Dinuclear and Trinuclear Dysprosium(III) Single-Molecule Magnets

In 2016, we reported a single-ion magnet [Dy(bbpen)Br] with an energy barrier over 1000 K. Here a dimeric [Dy2(mu-CO3)(bbpen)2(H2O)].H2O.CH3OH (1) and a trimeric Dy3(mu3-CO3)(bppen)3.H2O (2) single-molecule magnets (SMMs) were obtained through replacing the Br- anion with the carbonate bridge. Their effective relaxation barriers at zero dc field are decrease to 51 K and 422 K, respectively, which are consist with their structural modifications.