Nano-Azo Ligand and Its Superhydrophobic Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, DFT, Contact Angle, Molecular Docking, and Antimicrobial Studies

Table 4

Biological activity of the H₂L ligand and its metal complexes.

Sample	Inhibition zone diameter (mm/mg sample)
	Bacillus subtilis	Escherichia coli	Neisseria gonorrhoeae	Staphylococcus aureus	Candida albicans
Control: DMSO	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ligand (H2L)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
[Cr(H2L)Cl2]Cl.2H2O	14	15	15	15	0.0
[Mn(H2L)Cl2]	9	10	9	0.0	0.0
[Fe(H2L)Cl2]Cl.H2O	9	9	9	0.0	0.0
[Co(H2L) Cl2]	16	16	15	16	12
[Ni(H2L)Cl2]	14	14	15	13	16
[Cu(H2L)Cl2].3/2H2O	12	12	12	13	10
[Zn(H2L)Cl2].H2O	11	12	13	15	9
[Cd(H2L)Cl2].H2O	18	15	13	23	17
Amikacin	6	9	7	6	0
Ketokonazole	—	—	—	—	9