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Yu Huo1, Yan-Cong Chen1, Si-Guo Wu1
1Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry , Sun Yat-Sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , P. R. China.
Abstract:
Two structurally intriguing dysprosium(III)-substituted polyoxometalates, [Dy6(ampH)4(H2O)23(ampH2)(PW11O39)2] (1) and [Dy9(CO3)3(ampH)2(H2O)12(PW10O37)6]35- (2), are assembled by the same precursor under different pH conditions. The structure of 1 contains an octahedral {Dy6(ampH)4} core, and a unique windmill-type {Dy9(CO3)3(ampH)2} for 2. Single-molecule magnet behavior is observed for 2 with a thermally activated energy barrier of 56 K and no appreciable quantum tunneling of magnetization under zero field.
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