Organometallic Complexes of Pyridyl Schiff Bases

Organometallic complexes of pyridyl Schiff bases including pyridylimines, 2,6-diiminopyridines, pyridyl oximes, hydrazines, hydrazones, thiosemicarbazones, dithiocarbazates and related ligands are reviewed. Material on their synthesis and coordination modes is placed in a sequence from nontransition to late transition metals and lanthanides. The role of the discussed compounds in catalysis, materials chemistry, and microbiology is highlighted.