New types of the germanium-capped clathrochelate iron(II) and cobalt(III) tris-dioximates: The synthesis, structure and electrochemical properties

The first bis-germanium-capped cobalt(III) and mixed germanium-boron-cross-linked iron(II) tris-dioximate clathrochelates were obtained and characterized using elemental analysis, UV–vis, IR, MALDI-TOF mass, 1H, 19F and 13C{1H} NMR spectra (for both the cobalt(III) and iron(II) complexes) as well as by X-ray diffraction crystallography (for the iron(II) macrobicycle).