The structure of [
Ni(cyclam)(
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1,3-dca)
2Cu(
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1,5-dca)
2], a ge
nui
ne3D dicya
namide-bridged bimetallic coordi
natio
n polymer, is madeup of 2D [Cu(
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1,5dca)
2]
n layers co
nnected by [Ni(cyclam)(
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1,3-dca)
2] bridgi
ng moieties; it exhibits a ferromag
netic excha
ngei
nteractio
n betwee
n copper(II) a
nd
nickel(II) io
ns through the
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1,3-bide
ntate dicya
namide bridges.