Studies on transition metal chelates of heterocyclic ligands containing furan ring

4-(5-((dipropylamino)methyl)furan-2-carboxamido)-2-hydroxybenzoic acid(DPMFSA) was prepared by reaction between 5-((dipropylamino)methyl)furan-2-yl propionate and 4-amino salicylic acid. The synthesized ligand was further characterized on the basis of their elemental as well as spectral analyses. Further the transition metal chelates of newly synthesized ligand (DPMFSA) were synthesized according to reported method. The characterization of all metal chelates (i.e. Cu, Ni, Co, Mn and Zn) were carried out by elemental analyses, metal-ligand (M:L) ratio, spectral analyses, reflectance spectroscopies and magnetic properties. The antifungal screening of synthesized ligand and its metal chelates against various fungal strains shows the higher antifungal activity of all metal chelates than its parent ligand.