Formation of the second superhydrophobic shell around an encapsulated metal ion: synthesis, X-ray structure and electrochemical study of the clathrochelate and bis-clathrochelate iron(ii) and cobalt(ii, iii) dioximates with ribbed perfluoroarylsulfide substituents†
Abstract
The nucleophilic substitution of six chlorine atoms of the n-butylboron-capped clathrochelate iron and cobalt(II) precursors with perfluoroarylthiolate anions afforded the hexaperfluoroarylsulfide macrobicyclic iron and cobalt(II) tris-dioximates. The complexes obtained are soluble in aromatic and aliphatic