Remember the definition of the commutation relation
`[a,b]=ab-ba`
Preform this operation on `[S_x*S_y,S_y]`
`[[S_x*S_y,S_y],S_z]=[[S_x*S_y*S_y-S_y*S_x*S_y,S_z]`
The following is the commutation relation for spin 1/2 systems.
`[S_x,S_y]=i barh S_z`
For cyclic permutations of `x` , `y` , and `z` . `barh ` is represents the reduced planks constant here.
`=[[S_x,S_y]S_y,S_z]`
`=[i barh S_z*S_y,S_z]`
`=i barh S_z[S_y,S_z]`
`=-barh^2S_z*S_x`
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