The invention provides a pincerlike tridentate
cobalt complex containing imidazo [1, 2-alpha] pyridyl as well as a preparation method and application of the pincerlike tridentate
cobalt complex, and belongs to the technical field of organic
chemical synthesis. The pincerlike tridentate
cobalt complex comprises four symmetric structures and three asymmetric structures, and the
structural formula is shown in the specification. According to the preparation method, 2, 6-diacetylpyridine is taken as a starting material, and the difference is as follows: a symmetric bis-imidazo [1, 2-alpha] pyridyl pincerlike
tridentate ligand is constructed by bromination and cyclization reaction on two sides of a symmetric complex; one side of the asymmetric complex is brominated and cyclized to form an imidazo [1, 2-alpha]
pyridine structure, and acetyl on the other side of the asymmetric complex is subjected to
condensation reaction with amino, so that the asymmetric pincerlike
tridentate ligand is obtained. The two ligands respectively react with
anhydrous cobalt chloride to successfully prepare seven target cobalt complexes. In catalytic performance research, some cobalt complexes show certain catalytic activity in
styrene hydrosilylation reaction, and show good application potential.