AbstractSynthesis of some ternary complexes with isatin (ISA) as primary ligand and N,N,N,N‐tetramethyl ethylene diamine (TMEDA) as secondary ligand with a series of metal ions (M) Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) is presented. IR, elemental analysis, melting point, molar conductance, mass and thermal analysis were applied to characterize the prepared compounds. Conductometry measurements reveal that all complexes are non‐electrolytes except Cr(III), Mn(II), Fe(III) and Co(II) complexes. In the light of magnetic and solid reflectance techniques, all prepared complexes were suggested in an octahedral geometry. ESR study of Cu(II) complex prove its octahedral geometry. The mixed ligand complexes were found to have the formulae [M(ISA)(TMEDA)Cl2] where M=Ni(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II); [M(ISA)(TMEDA)Cl2]Cln.xH2O in case of M=Cr(III), Fe(III) and Cd(II) (where n=l, x=0 for Cr(III), n=l, x=0 for Fe(III) and n=0, x=2 for Cd(II) and [M(ISA)(TMEDA)Cl(H2O)]Cl in case of M=Mn(II) and Co(II). Antimicrobial activity of some complexes are higher than parent ligands. Molecular docking study confirmed the importance of Cu(II), Ni(II) and Cr(III) complexes as they have the highest interaction with the receptors of crystal structure of S.aureus nucleoside (PDB ID: 3Q8U), E. coli (PDB: 3T88) and protein phosphatase (PPZl) of C. albicans (PDB: 5JPE) with minimum binding energy of −2l.5, −7.2 and −45.6 kcal/mol, respectively.