A salen-type Dy 2 complex [Dy 2 (L)(MeOH) 2 (CH 3 COO) 4 ]· 2(MeOH) was isolated and magnetically characterized, in which one hexadentate ligand H 2 L [H 2 L = N,N-bis(2-oxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)-1,2-phenylenediamine] chelated two Dy III ions, one is located on the apical position of the inner N 2 O 2 site, leaving the outer O 2 O 2 cavity for another Dy III ion. There are two distinct local coordination