Antimicrobial Activity of Some Azomethines and their Metal Complexes

Kaushal Kumar Saxena, S. K. Kulshrestha, S. K. Saxena and M. H. Khan*

Department of Chemistry, Hindu College Moradabad (M.J.P. Rohilkhand University) (India).

*Department of Chemistry, G.F. College Shahjahanpur (M.J.P. Rohilkhand University) (India).

ABSTRACT:

The antifungal and antibacterial investigations were carried out of some Schiff bases obtained by condensation of di-methyl amino benzaldehyde and fluoro, bromo, nitro, methyl, methoxy and ethoxy substituted anilenes. The aforementioned studies were also carried out after complexing the above compounds with certain metals Co, Ni, Rh, Os, Pt. The results reveal that some of the compounds show significant antibacterial and antifungal activity. The metal complexes show better activity than those of respective Schiff bases.

KEYWORDS:

Antifungal; Antibacterial activity; Metal complex; Schiff base

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Copy the following to cite this article: Saxena K. K, Kulshrestha S. K, Saxena S. K, Khan M. H. Antimicrobial Activity of Some Azomethines and their Metal Complexes. Orient J Chem 2011;27(4).

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