Multidentate unsymmetrically substituted Schiff bases zirconium(IV) complexes: Synthesis, characterization, X-ray, thermal studies, catalytical, and biological application (A survey of literature from 2001 to 2022)

This review centres on the synthesis of zirconium(IV) complexes using Schiff base ligands. The first section provides a brief introduction to Schiff bases and zirconium(IV) complexes. In the second section, the synthesis of Schiff base zirconium(IV) complexes is explored through literature spanning from 2001 to 2022. The most important third section is divided into four subsections covering these complexes’ physical, spectroscopic, X-ray, and thermal studies. The fourth section summarizes the broad range of remarkable catalytic (polymerization and condensation) and biological (antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory, larvicidal) properties exhibited by Schiff base zirconium(IV) complexes.