Chiral 1D Dy(III) compound showing slow magnetic relaxation.

Herein, we present one chiral Dy(III) compound, namely Dy(L)(3)(1, HL = 2-methylbenzoic acid), synthesized from the achiral HL ligand. Within 1, along a direction the seven-coordinated Dy(III) ion are bridged by double L carboxylate and single L oxygen to give rise to the 1D helical chain. The magnetic studies suggest small intra-chain ferromagnetic interactions. Alternating current (AC) magnetic measurements show a frequency dependence of magnetic susceptibilities in both in-phase, χ', and out-of-phase, χ''. However, no obvious peak can be found even under 1000 Oe static field, suggesting the prevalence of quantum tunnelling effect at low temperature.