Condensation of 2,5-dihydrazinyl thiadiazole with 5-sodium sulfonate salicylaldehyde afforded dibasic tetradentate pincer N,O,O,N-salicyldiene thiadiazole ligand (H 2 Sanp). The novel dipolar ligand formed para-magnetic pincer complexes within Co (II) and Ni (II) ions (Co-Sanp and Ni-Sanp) under sustainable conditions. The water-soluble ligand and its metal-complexes were estimated by mass, IR and UV-Visible spectroscopy, EA (elemental analyses), TGA (Thermogravimetric analyses), magnetic susceptibility, and conductivity measurements. The catalytic reactivity of Co-Sanp and Ni-Sanp were evaluated in the Suzuki and Buchwald-Hartwig cross coupling reaction in aqueousmethanol binary mixtures. Both reactions of boronic acid or aryl amines with aryl halides gave high chemoselective yield of C-C or C-N product. The inhibition characteristics of H 2 Sanp and its Ni-and Co-complexes were performed for the C-steel corrosion in 1.0 M HCl using electrochemical measurements and surface analysis methods. These methods indicated that the synthesized compounds have served as efficient mixed-type corrosion inhibitors and their adsorption on the steel surface obeyed isotherm model of Langmuir. Co-Sanp inhibitor displays the best corrosion inhibition efficiency, and the capacity is up to 97.11% at of 250 mg L −1 . Surface analysis confirms formation of protective layer on the C-steel surface.