Abstract
Thirteen lanthanide(III) complexes LnL3· 6H2O (where Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, Y; HL = N-isonicotinamido-4-N-[(N-carboxy-methyl-N-phenyl)amino-acetyl]aminoacetophenonaldimine) have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of elemental analyses, magnetic moment measurements, IR, 1H NMR and UV-vis. spectra, molar conductance, TG and DTA. Preliminary pharmacological tests showed that these complexes possess inhibiting activities against B. subtilis 6633, S. lutea, S. aureus 209p, P. diplococcus, E. coli and P. aerruginosa x313.