Abstract
The coordination of CIP-en (N,N′- ethylene (bis 1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-4-oxo-7-(piperazine-1-yl)-quinoline-3-carboxylic acid) towards Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(III), Co(II), and Ni(II) ions has been investigated. The elemental analysis, melting point, molar conductivity, magnetic properties, infrared, UV-Vis, mass, 1H NMR spectra, and thermal analysis studies were used to characterize the complexes. TGA and DTG have been applied to study the compositions of the compounds. The measured molar conductance values indicate that the complexes are electrolytes in nature. The biological activities of the complexes were assayed against several bacterial strains.