Supramolecular organotin(IV) dithiocarboxylates as potential antimicrobial agents

A series of tri-, chlorodi-, and diorganotin(IV) derivatives of 4-(2-methoxyphenyl) piperazine-1-carbodithioate (L) {R = n-C4H9 (1), C6H11 (2), CH3 (3) and C6H5 (4)}, (n-C4H9)(2)SnClL (5) and R2SnL2 {R = n-C4H9 (6), C2H5 (7), CH3 (8)} have been synthesized by refluxing organotin(IV) chlorides with the ligand-salt in the appropriate molar ratio. Elemental analysis, Raman, IR, multinuclear NMR (H-1, C-13 and Sn-119), mass spectroscopic, and single-crystal X-ray crystallographic studies were undertaken to elucidate the structures of the new compounds both in solution and in the solid state. The X-ray diffraction work reveals supramolecular structures for 4 and 6, with distorted trigonal-bipyramidal and distorted octahedral geometries around Sn, respectively. The ligand and several of the new compounds are good antimicrobial agents.