Antibacterial Activity of 2-Picolyl-polypyridyl-Based Ruthenium (II/III) Complexes on Non-Drug-Resistant and Drug-Resistant Bacteria

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Compound molecular formula (according to EA data)</td><td class="align_center">Experimental</td><td class="align_center">Calculated</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">C: H: N</td><td class="align_center">C: H: N</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">[Ru<sub>2</sub>(2BUT)(DMF)<sub>2</sub>(DPA)](BH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>4</sub>] •0.9H<sub>2</sub>O</td><td class="align_center">56.89 : 6.33 : 13.59</td><td class="align_center">56.5 : 6.45 : 13.98</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">[Ru<sub>2</sub>(2BUT)(Cl)<sub>6</sub>] •0.6H<sub>2</sub>O</td><td class="align_center">45.66 : 3.70 : 7.50</td><td class="align_center">45.26 : 3.9 : 7.92</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Analytical data indicate the complexes only had impurity of water. The data also showed that the complexes’ empirical formula is similar to the calculated data with very low differences.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Experimental and calculated elemental analysis of complexes.</div>

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Table 3: Antibacterial Activity of 2-Picolyl-polypyridyl-Based Ruthenium (II/III) Complexes on Non-Drug-Resistant and Drug-Resistant Bacteria 