This thesis presents the work to study and expand the coordination chemistry of bis(amido)pyridine to ruthenium and cobalt. Chapter 1 presents the properties, the coordination chemistry and the synthesis of the bis(amido)pyridine ligand. Chapter 2
focuses on experimental procedures to synthesize bis(amido)pyridine-supported ruthenium complexes. Chapter 3 focuses on the coordination of the ligand to cobalt(III) where a series of low-valent Co(III) square planar complexes supported by the dianionic ligand is reported.