Synthesis, spectroscopic properties, X-ray single crystal analysis and antimicrobial activities of organotin(IV) 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carbodithioates

A series of mononuclear organotin(IV) complexes of the types, R3SnL {R = C4H9 (1), C6H11 (2), CH3 (3) and C6H5 (4)}, R2SnClL {R = C4H9 (5), C2H5 (7) and CH3 (9)} and R2SnL2 {R = C4H9 (6), C2H5 (8) and CH3 (10)}, have been synthesized, where L = 4-(4-methoxyphenyl)piperazine-1-carbodithioate. The ligand-salt and the complexes have been characterized by Raman, FT-IR and multinuclear NMR (H-1, C-13 and Sn-119) spectroscopy and elemental microanalysis (CHNS). The spectroscopic data substantiate coordination of the ligands to the organotin moieties. The structures of complexes 4 and 6 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and illustrate the asymmetric bidentate bonding of the ligand. The packing diagrams indicate O center dot center dot center dot H and pi center dot center dot center dot H intermolecular interactions in complex 4 and intermolecular S2C center dot center dot center dot H interactions in complex 6, resulting in layer structures for both complexes. A subsequent antimicrobial study indicates that the compounds are active biologically and may well be the basis for a new class of fungicides. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.