Self-assembly of extended Schiff base amino acetate skeletons, 2-{[(2Z)-(3-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-butenylidene)]amino}phenylpropionate and 2-{[(E)-1-(2-hydroxyaryl)alkylidene]amino}phenylpropionate skeletons incorporating organotin(IV) moieties: Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization, crystal structures, and in vitro cytotoxic activity

The organotin(IV) compounds, [Ph 3 SnL 1 H] n  · nCCl 4 ( 1 ), [Me 2 SnL 2 (OH 2 )] ( 2 ), [ n Bu 2 SnL 2 ] ( 3 ), [Ph 2 SnL 2 ] n ( 4 ), [Ph 3 SnL 2 H] n ( 5 ) and [Ph 3 SnL 3 H] n ( 7 ) (L 1  = 2-{[(2 Z )-(3-hydroxy-1-methyl-2-butenylidene)]amino}phenylpropionate and L 2−3  = 2-{[( E )-1-(2-hydroxyaryl)alkylidene]amino}phenylpropionate), were synthesized by treating the appropriate organotin(IV) chloride(s) with the potassium salt of the ligand in a suitable solvent, while [ n Bu 2 SnL 3 (OH 2 )] ( 6 ) was obtained by reacting the acid form of L 3 (generated in situ) with n Bu 2 SnO. These complexes have been characterized by 1 H, 13 C, 119 Sn NMR, ESI-MS, IR and 119m Sn Mossbauer spectro…