Fig. 1

Molecular structure and exchange pathways. a The molecular structure of complex 1. The solvent and H atoms are omitted for clarity. Color scheme; Cr^III, pink; Dy^III, green; O, red; N, blue; C, light gray; b Top view of the molecular structure of 1; c Metal topology found in 1 with d magnetic exchange pathways J ₁, and J ₂ highlighted