A series of new complexes of the general formula [Ln(H2L)Cl2]Cly.4H2O (Ln = Er and Ta) and [Yb(H2L)(H2O)2]Cl3, H2L = N,N'-((ethane-1,2-diylbis(sulfanediyl))bis(2,1-phenylene))bis(2-morpholinoacetamide) are synthesized and characterized. The physical properties of these complexes are investigated including melting point, color, and percent yield. At room temperature, complexes exhibit similar solution absorption spectra in the UV–Vis region. As shown by thermal analysis, the complexes lose water molecules first, then anions, and finally ligand molecules, leaving a metal oxide residue. The complexes were resulted from monomolar coordination of neutral tetradentate ligand through the amide nitrogen and sulfur, with octahedral geometries. Ligand and its Ta(V) complex are structurally characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. Their optical band gaps demonstrated the ligand and complexes have semiconducting property. Aluminum alloys (AlSi) corrosion inhibition was investigated in 1 M HCl using potentiodynamic polarization (PP) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The inhibition efficiency was 96.36% at 500 ppm inhibitor in 1 M HCl.. Multiple bonding patterns were discovered in molecular docking simulations of the drugs against SARS-CoV-2 (6Y84) and E. coli DNA gyrase (5MMN). The binding energy of complexes revealed active compounds capable of inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 and E. coli DNA gyrase. The antioxidant activity of the ligand and its Ln-complexes was investigated, yielding some surprising results.Finally, it is worthy to note that, the biochemical outcomes revealed that these complexes may be promising antibacterial agents.