Hypercoordinated Organosilicon(IV) and Organotin(IV) Complexes: Syntheses, Spectral Studies, and Antimicrobial Activity In Vitro

Table 4

In vitro antibacterial activity of the ligands and their metal complexes.

Compounds	Zone of inhibition (mm)^a
	S. Aureus	B. Subtilis	E. Coli	P. Aeruginosa
HL^1	16.3	16.6	—	—
Me2SiCl(L^1)	17.6	18.6	—	—
Me2Si(L^1)2	16.6	19.6	—	—
Me2SnCl(L^1)	17.3	16.8	—	—
Me2Sn(L^1)2	16.9	15.3	—	—
HL^2	16.3	15.3	—	—
Me2SiCl(L^2)	17.6	17.3	—	—
Me2Si(L^2)2	18.6	15.6	—	—
Me2SnCl(L^2)	16.9	19.6	—	—
Me2Sn(L^2)2	16.6	18.0	—	—
Ciprofloxacin	26.6	24	25.0	22.0

—: No activity.
^a Values, including diameter of the well (8 mm), are means of three replicates.