A dinuclear dysprosium Schiff base complex showing slow magnetic relaxation in the absence of an external magnetic field

A dinuclear dysprosium( iii ) complex [Dy 2 (NO 3 ) 3 (L) 3 ]· n CH 3 OH ( n = 1.20; HL = (2-[(2-hydroxy-propylimino)methyl]phenol)) (1) was isolated when dysprosium nitrate reacted with a solution of salicylaldehyde and 1-amino-2-propanol in a basic medium under in-situ reaction conditions.