Thermal degradation analysis of organotin(IV) esters

The di- and tri-organotin(IV) complexes of n-butyl hydrogenphthalate and (Z) 3-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-phenyl-2-propenoate were subjected to thermal decomposition by mean of thermogravimetry (TG). The decomposition occurred in steps and the kinetics of every set of reactions was determined using the method described by Coats and Redfern. These results were analyzed to establish the decomposition kinetics and, hence, to calculate the activation energies. The activation energies were also determined by applying the methods described by Horowitz and Metzger, which yielded comparable results. These results confirm that both the ligands act as bidentate in the solid state.     

Organotin esterification of (E)-3-(3-fluoro-phenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propenoic acid: synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and in vitro biological activities. Crystal structure of [Ph3Sn(OC(O)C(4-ClC6H4) = CH(3-FC6H4))]

Nine organotin esters, Me₂SnL₂1, Me₃SnL 2, n-Bu₂SnL₂3, n-Bu₃SnL 4, Ph₃SnL 5, (PhCH₂)₂SnL₂6, [(Me₂SnL)₂O]₂7, Et₂SnL₂8 and n-Oct₂SnL₂9, of (E)-3-(3-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propenoic acid, HL have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, Multinuclear NMR (¹H, ¹³C and ¹¹⁹Sn) and mass spectrometry. The geometry around the tin atom has been deduced and compared both in solution and solid states. The crystal structure of compound 5 has been determined by X-ray single crystal analysis, which shows a tetrahedral geometry around the tin atom with space group . These compounds have also been screened for bactericidal, fungicidal activities and cytotoxicity data.     

Synthesis, structural elucidation and biological activities of organotin(IV) derivatives of (E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propenoic acid

A new series of di- and tri-organotin(IV) compounds with the general formula R_4?n SnL _n , where R?=?Me (1,2), Et (3), n-Bu (4,5), n-Oct (6), Ph (7) and L?=?(E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-propenoate, were synthesized by reaction of silver salt of ligand or ligand acid with diorganotin dichloride/oxide and triorganotin chloride in 2:1 and 1:1 molar ratio, respectively. These compounds were characterized by elemental analyses, FT-IR, multinuclear (¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn) NMR and mass spectrometry. The spectroscopic results revealed that all the diorganotin(IV) compounds possess trigonal bipyramidal structures in solution and octahedral geometry in the solid state around the tin atom. A linear polymeric trigonal bipyramidal structure in the solid state and a tetrahedral environment around the tin atom in non-coordinating solvents has been proposed for the triorganotin(IV) compounds. All synthesized compounds were tested in vitro against a number of microorganisms to assess their biocidal activity. These studies revealed that ligand acid and some of its organotin compounds show promising activity against different strains of bacteria and fungi but lowered than reference drugs.