Syntheses, Characterization, and Biological Activities of Metal Complexes of N-(2-Carbamoylthienyl)-C-(3′-carboxy-2′-hydroxyphenyl) Azetidin-2-one with Some Di-, Tetra-, and Hexavalent Metal Ions

Table 3

Antibacterial activity of ligand (I) and its coordination compounds (zone of inhibition in mm).

Compound	E. coli; (gram negative)	S. aureus; (gram positive)
LH3 (I)	5	4
[Co(LH)(MeOH)]2	7	6
[Cu(LH)]2	8	7
[Zn(LH)(MeOH)2]	9	6
[Zr(OH)2(LH)(MeOH)]	7	6
[MoO2(LH)(MeOH)2]	10	8