Tuning slow magnetic relaxation behaviour in a {Dy(2)}-based one-dimensional chain via crystal field perturbation

Two novel {Dy(2)}-based one dimensional chain compounds {[Dy(2)(H(3)L)(4)(OAc)(6)]·2MeOH}(n) (1) and {[Dy(2)(H(3)L)(4)(OAc)(4)(NCS)(2)]·2MeOH}(n) (2) (H(3)L = 1,3-bis(2-hydroxynaphthalenemethyleneamino)-propan-2-ol) have been prepared under solvothermal conditions. Crystal structure analyses indicate that 1 and 2 feature similar 1D chain structures bearing dinuclear secondary building units. The difference between these two structures is that one chelated acetate ligand of Dy(iii) ion in 1 is replaced by one monodentate coordinated NCS(−) ion in 2, leading to their different coordination numbers and geometry configurations to Dy(iii) ion. Magnetic properties indicate that 1 and 2 display slow magnetic relaxation behavior with an effective energy barrier of 16.44(2) K in 1 and 8.02(2) K in 2, respectively, which is maybe attributed to the subtle crystal field perturbation of Dy(iii) ions.