Organotin(IV) Complexes of Aniline Derivatives. I. Synthesis, Spectral and Antibacterial Studies of Di‐ and Triorganotin(IV) Derivatives of 4‐Bromomaleanilic Acid

Abstract

Organotin(IV) derivatives of the general formulae R₂SnL₂ and R₃SnL where R = Me, n‐Bu, n‐Oct, Ph and Bz and HL = 4‐bromomaleanilic acid have been synthesised. These compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, infrared, multinuclear (¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn) NMR and mass spectrometry. Biological screenings were performed in order to establish their biological activity.

Keywords:

• Organotin(IV) carboxylates
• Antibacterial studies of organotins
• 4‐Bromomaleanilic acid

Acknowledgment

SA is thankful to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for a Georg Forster Research Fellowship and to Prof. Dr. B. Wrackmeyer, University of Bayreuth, Germany, for providing spectroscopy facilities. Financial support from the University Research Fund (URF) of Quaid‐i‐Azam University is highly acknowledged.