Heterometallic thiacalix[4]arene-supported Na2NiII12LnIII2 clusters with vertex-fused tricubane cores (Ln = Dy and Tb)†
Abstract
Two heterometallic thiacalix[4]arene-supported complexes possess a trinary-cubane core composed of one [Ni2Ln2] cubane unit and two [NaNi2Ln] cubane units sharing one LnIII ion (Ln = Dy and Tb). Only the DyIII complex exhibits slow magnetic relaxation behaviour of single molecule magnet nature.