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Year 2026 · Volume 6 · Issue 4
Original Article
Zn (II) Metal Complexes with Schiff-Bases (Ligand) Synthesis, Characterization and its Biological activity
Devendra Kumar Singh1
Bipin Bahadur Saxena2
Vipin Kumar Singh3
*1 2 3 Department of Chemistry Agra College, Agra, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University Agra, India. *Corresponding Author.
Published Online: July-August 2026
Pages: 426-437
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