International Science Community Association Research Journal of Pharmacutical Sciences 2319 - 555X 2 7 2013 August 30 Synthesis, Structural Studies and Antimicrobial Activities of Zinc (II), Cadmium (II) and Mercury (II) Complexes Containing 4 – Hydroxypyridine and Azide Ion as Ligands 1 6 EN J. Jeeva 1 PG and Research Department of Chemistry, Bishop Heber College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli – 620 017, Tamilnadu, INDIA Ramachandramoorthy T. 2 > Research Paper 2013 7 22 2013 August 30 Microwave irradiation was used to prepare Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) complexes with 4– hydroxypyridine (4-HP) and azide ion as ligands. The structures of these complexes were arrived on the basis of metal estimation, elemental analysis, conductivity measurement and spectral data. All the complexes and the ligand 4-HP were screened for their antimicrobial activities. Copyright@ International Science Community Association