A series of chloralilate-bridged dinuclear lanthanide complexes of formula [{Ln III (Tp) 2 } 2 (µ-Cl 2 An)]·2CH 2 Cl 2 , where Cl 2 An 2− and Tp − represent the chloranilate and hydrotris (pyrazolyl)borate ligands, respectively, and Ln = Gd (1), Tb (2), Ho (3), Er (4), and Yb (5) was synthesized. All five complexes were characterized by an elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray diffraction, and SQUID measurements. The complexes 1-5 in the series were all isostructural. A comparison of the temperature dependence of the dc magnetic susceptibility data of these complexes revealed clear differences depending on the lanthanide center. Ac magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed that none of the five complexes exhibited a slow magnetic relaxation under a zero applied dc field. On the other hand, the Kramers systems (complexes 4 and 5) clearly displayed a slow magnetic relaxation under applied dc fields, suggesting field-induced single-molecule magnets that occur through Orbach and Raman relaxation processes. Magnetochemistry 2019, 5, 30 2 of 12 of the representative cluster-type SMM [Mn III 8 Mn IV 4 O 12 (CH 3 COO) 16 (H 2 O) 24 ]·2CH 3 COOH·4H 2 O, which is based on first-row transition metal ions [19,20].Recently, chloralilate (Cl 2 An 2− ) bridged dinuclear Ln III complexes of the formula [{Ln III (Tp) 2 } 2 (µ-Cl 2 An)]·2CH 2 Cl 2 (Tp − = hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate) have been reported in the literature [21][22][23][24]. In these complexes, the Dy III analogue displays a slow magnetic relaxation under small applied dc magnetic fields, thus behaving as a field-induced SMM [22][23][24]. This paper reports the syntheses, structures, and magnetic properties of a series of Cl 2 An 2− bridged dinuclear Ln complexes of the formula [{Ln(Tp) 2 } 2 (µ-Cl 2 An)]·2CH 2 Cl 2 [Ln = Gd (1), Tb (2), Ho (3), Er (4), and Yb (5)] to systematically investigate the magnetic properties in other Ln III analogues of [{Ln III (Tp) 2 } 2 (µ-Cl 2 An)]·2CH 2 Cl 2 .