In this paper we prove some general results on Leibniz 2-cocycles for simple Leibniz algebras. Applying these results we establish the triviality of the second Leibniz cohomology for a simple Leibniz algebra with coefficients in itself, whose associated Lie algebra is isomorphic to $mathfrak{sl}_2$.
We present the classification of a subclass of $n$-dimensional naturally graded Zinbiel algebras. This subclass has the nilindex $n-3$ and the characteristic sequence $(n-3,2,1).$ In fact, this result completes the classification of naturally graded Zinbiel algebras of nilindex $n-3.$
In this work the description up to isomorphism of complex naturally graded quasi-filiform Zinbiel algebras is obtained.
