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(N) and hafnium(IV) phthalocvaninates on the cobalt ion as a matrix. These complexes were thoroughly characterized using elemental analysis, MALDI-TOF mass-spectrometty, NAIR and UV-Vis spectroscopies and by the single-crystal X-ray dyfraction. Their electrochemical behaviour was studied byusing the cyclic and differential pulse voltammetries.