Electrocatalytic water oxidation by transition metal complexes is an emerging area of research. Here, two cobalt(III) complexes [Co(ftsm)NH 3 (o-phen)]ÁH 2 O(1) {ftsm = bis(5-furan-1,2,4-triazole)-3-sulfinamide} and [Co(ptsm)NH 3 (o-phen)]ÁCH 3 OH (2) {ptsm = bis(5-phenyl-1,2,4-triazole)-3-sulfinamide} were synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic and X-ray crystallography techniques. Complexes 1 and 2 were found to have admirable electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The Tafel slope values for GC/Nf-Complex-2 and GC/RuO 2 were 53 and 60 mV/dec, respectively. Consequently, complex 2 possesses a better water oxidation response than standard material RuO 2 . The ligands Haftt, Haptt, o-phen, and complexes 1 and 2 were also tested for their cytotoxicity against Dalton's lymphoma (DL) cells employing MTT assay and found to have significant cytotoxicity. The IC 50 values of Haftt, Haptt, mixed ligands Haftt + o-phen and Haptt + o-phen, and complexes 1 and 2 against DL cells were found to be 150, 400, 200, 450, 80, and 5 μM, respectively. The complexes were found to have minimal effect on normal cells. The remarkable IC 50 value for complex 2 shows that it can be utilized as a potential anticancer agent against DL cells.