Tetrazolium iridium complexes as potential antibacterial agents.

Abstract

In this work, three iridium(iii) tetrazolato complexes have been used in antibacterial, biofilm removal and for other bioactivities for the first time. Notably, these iridium(iii) tetrazolato complexes with high antibacterial, especially, Ir-CF₃TAZ showed the best antimicrobial activity and the most effective hemolytic performance, which may pave the way to explore the value of the complexes for clinical applications in the future.