Synthesis and characterization of diorganotin(IV) complexes ofN-(2-pyridylmethylene)arylamines and mutagenicity testingin vivo of Et2SnCl2�[L4=N-(2-pyridylmethylene)-4-toluidine]

Diorganotin(IV) dichloride complexes of the type R 2 SnCl 2 .L (R = methyl, ethyl, vinyl, t-butyl, n-butyl or phenyl; L=N-(2-pyridylmethylene)arylamine) have been synthesized and characterized on the basis of IR, NMR and 119 Sn Mossbauer studies. Investigation of the complexes indicated that N-(2-pyridylmethylene)arylamines form distorted trans-octahedral complexes with R 2 SnCl 2 similar to the well-known R 2 SnCl 2 .L. Cytogenetic toxicology testing has been performed for Et 2 SnCl 2 .L 4 [L 4 = N-(2-pyridylmethylene)-4-toluidine] in mouse bone-marrow cells in vivo since such testing is a regulatory requirement before new drugs are released. This tin compound induced delay in cell-cycle k…