Bis[μ3-2-(pyridin-3-yl)acetato-κ3 O:O:O′]bis[μ2-2-(pyridin-3-yl)acetato-κ2 O:O′]bis[chlorido(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2 N,N′)dysprosium(III)]

The title DyIII complex, [Dy2(C7H6NO2)4Cl2(C12H8N2)2] or [Dy2(μ3-PAA)4(Cl)2(phen)2] (PAA = 3-pyridyl-acetate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), obtained by reaction of Dy(ClO4)3, 3-pyridyl-acetic acid ligands and 1,10-phenanthroline, exhibits a dinuclear structure. Adjacent binuclear dimers are further connected via face-to-face π-π stacking inter-actions resulting in supra-molecular chains along the c-axis direction.