The electronic structure of cobalt complexes Co(CO)4GeCl3 and Co[Ge(C6H5)3](CO)3[P(C6H5)3]

The electronic structure of two dinuclear heteroligand metal complexes Co(CO)4GeCl3 and Co[Ge(C6H5)3](CO)3[P(C6H5)3] with the Co-Ge bond is studied by X-ray emission spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations at the density functional theory level. The combined analysis of the fine structure of the CoKβ5 spectra and the calculated data makes it possible to compare the characteristics of the spectral components and to determine chemical interactions in the molecules.