Lavoie, Gino2018-08-272018-08-272017-12-142018-08-27http://hdl.handle.net/10315/34958This 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.enAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.ChemistryElectronic Thesis or Dissertation2018-08-27Cobaltcoordination chemistrybis(amino)pyridinetridentate ligandpincer ligandbis(amido)pyridinedianionic ligand4-coordinateunsaturatedlow-valent.