The invention provides a bidentate
cobalt complex containing an imidazo [1, 2-alpha]
pyridine group as well as a preparation method and application of the bidentate
cobalt complex, and belongs to the technical field of organic
chemical synthesis. The
structural formula of the bidentate
cobalt complex is shown in the specification, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: carrying out bromination reaction and cyclization reaction on 2-methoxy-6-acetylpyridine to obtain a bidentate ligand with methoxy and imidazo [1, 2-alpha] pyridyl, and carrying out
demethylation reaction on the ligand to obtain another bidentate cobalt complex with hydroxyl and imidazo [1, 2-alpha] pyridyl. The imidazo [1, 2-alpha] pyridyl-containing bidentate cobalt complexes are prepared from imidazo [1, 2-alpha] pyridyl-containing bidentate ligands, and the two ligands react with
anhydrous cobalt chloride respectively to obtain various imidazo [1, 2-alpha] pyridyl-containing bidentate cobalt complexes. The
electron effect of the complex is adjusted by changing
substituent groups on imidazo [1, 2-a]
pyridine groups, then the activity of the complex in catalytic reaction is adjusted, and the complex can be further applied to
hydrosilylation reaction of
styrene and has very important application prospects.