Abstract
Four new diorganotin(IV) complexes, R2SnL (L = La: R = Me 1, Ph 2; L = Lb: R = Me 3, and Ph 4), have been synthesized by reaction of hydrazone ONO donors, 5-bromo-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde furan-2-carbohydrazone (H2La) and 2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde furan-2-carbohydrazone (H2Lb) with diorganotin(IV) dichloride in the presence of a base. The compounds have been investigated by elemental analysis and IR, 1H NMR, and 119Sn NMR spectroscopies. Spectroscopic studies show that the hydrazone is a tridentate dianionic ligand, coordinating via the imine nitrogen and phenolic and enolic oxygens. The structures of H2Lb and 3 have also been confirmed by X-ray crystallography. The results show that the structure of 3 is a distorted square pyramid with imine nitrogen in apical position. The in vitro antibacterial activities of ligands and complexes have been evaluated against gram-positive (Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) bacteria. H2La and H2Lb show no activity but the diphenyltin(IV) complexes exhibit good activities towards two bacterial strains in comparison with standard bacterial drugs.
Acknowledgments
Support of this work by Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran (Grant 1391) is gratefully acknowledged. DMM would like to thank generous support by CONACYT (F58692) and DGAPA-UNAM (IN227008). RRM thanks CONACYT for a postdoctoral scholarship (Agreement No. 290586-UNAM).