The keywords depend on your work topic, i.e. from what metal or metals and with what kind of ligand and for what purpose do you want to synthesize your complex and what properties or applications do you have in mind for this synthesis?
Some of these keywords are included at the beginning of each article and next to the summary of the article.
you can see the following articles:
Schiff Bases and Their Metal Complexes: Synthesis, Structural Characteristics and Applications
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Complexes with Schiff Base Ligands
Synthesis, characterization of Schiff base metal complexes and their biological investigation
Synthesis, Spectral, Thermal and Biological Studies of Some Transition and Inner Transition Schiff base Metal Complexes
Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activities of New Schiff Base Compound and Its Lanthanide Complexes
Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Schiff Base Metal Complexes and their Application in Determination of Iron in Different Types of Natural Water
Synthesis and Characterization of some Metal Complexes prepared from Schiff Base Ligand having Heterocyclic unit
Synthesis and Characterization of Some Transition Metal Complexes of Schiff Base Derived From 2, 4 – Dihydroxybenzaldehyde
Recent advances in 3d-block metal complexes with bi, tri, and tetradentate Schiff base ligands derived from salicylaldehyde and its derivatives: Synthesis, characterization and applications
Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Complexes Based on Aniline Derivative Schiff Base for Antimicrobial Applications and UV Protection of a Modified Cotton Fabric
Synthesis and Characterization of Three New Schiff Base Complexes of Metals (II) Derived from a Mix of Drugs Sulfamethaxole with 2- aminopyridine and Benzaldehyde
The synthesis of coordination complexes with Schiff base ligands and metal ions of transition metals depends on several important variables such as: the temperature range, the solvent, the possible inert atmosphere, the reaction time. As an example we can see the preparation of N,N'-bis(salicylaldehyde)-(ethylenediamine)cobalt(II), [Co(salen)]: heat the water bath to about 70-80ºC. Weigh 1.2 grams of the H2salen, they come out completely dry and place them in the three-necked flask; add 60 mL of 96% ethanol. Immerse the balloon in the water bath (70-80ºC). Add the magnet. Attach the refrigerant. Stir using a magnetic stirrer, check that the ethanol solution is refluxing and bubble nitrogen into the reaction mixture; adjust the nitrogen flow rate. The H2salen will dissolve. Maintain the N2 bubbling for a few minutes. In a beaker, dissolve 1.1 grams of cobalt(II) acetate, Co(CH3CO2)2.4H2O with 8 mL of hot water. When the H2salen has completely dissolved, add the cobalt acetate solution through the side outlet. A dark gelatinous precipitate immediately forms. Maintain the reaction (warming and stirring) for about an hour during which the precipitate turns dark red. Once the relevant time has passed, cool the bottle of three mouths by immersing it in cold water. Filter the solid; wash three times with the minimum volume of water and then with 96% ethanol. Let dry . Characterization can be carried out by RX diffraction, NMR, SQUID and spectroscopic techniques such as epr, UV-vis, IR.