Pseudomacrobicyclic phthalocyaninate-capped cobalt(iii) tris-pyridineoximates: Template synthesis, x-ray structure and spectral characteristics

First pseudomacrobicyclic phthalocyaninate-capped cobalt(III) tris-pyridineoximates were obtained in moderate yields (40-49%) by the direct template condensation of 2-acetylpyridineoxime with zirconium(IV) and hafnium(IV) phthalocyaninates on the cobalt ion as a matrix. These complexes were thoroughly characterized using elemental analysis, MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometry, NMR and UV-Vis spectroscopies and by the single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Their electrochemical behaviour was studied byusing the cyclic and differential pulse voltammetries.