Hexanuclear dysprosium(III) compound incorporating vertex- and edge-sharing Dy3 triangles exhibiting single-molecule-magnet behavior.

A unique hexanuclear dysprosium(III) compound with a new polydentate Schiff-base ligand shows complex slow relaxation of the magnetization most likely associated with the single-ion behavior of individual Dy(III) ions as well as the possible weak coupling between them.