Coordination Complexes of Cobalt with Pyrazole-Based Ligands and Potential Applications

Transition metals are one of the central aspects of modern coordination chemistry research. In addition to being well-studied, cobalt is a unique transition metal due to its presence in vitamin B12. Pyrazole-based structures are common in nature and organic synthesis. Over the past decade, our research group has focused on synthesizing and characterizing novel cobalt, nickel, and copper organometallic complexes. To date, we have reported three cobalt complexes, five nickel complexes and one copper complex with pyrazole-derived ligands. Based on the current scientific data, we are optimistic about potential applications of our coordination complexes with cobalt and pyrazole-based ligands. In this work we review applications of cobalt complexes with pyrazole-based ligands described in recent literature to explore possible applications of compounds synthesized and characterized by our research group.