Synthesis and characterization of some dibutylbis{5-[(E)-2-(aryl)-1-diazenyl]-2-hydroxybenzoato}tin(IV) compounds. Toxicity studies of di- and tri-organotin complexes on the second instar ofAedes aegypti mosquito larvae

The preparation and spectroscopic characterization of some complexes of the type Bu2Sn(LH)2 (LH = 5-[(E)-2-(aryl)-1-diazenyl]-2-hydroxybenzoate) are reported. On the basis of spectroscopic evidence (1H, 13C, 119Sn NMR, IR and 119mSn Mossbauer) the compounds were judged to adopt the usual dicarboxylato structural type with a skew trapezoidal arrangement. This was further confirmed by X-ray crystallography in the case of Bu2Sn(L5H)2 (L5H = 5-[(E)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-diazenyl]-2-hydroxybenzoate). Toxicity studies of the di- and tri-organotin compounds on the second larval instar of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae are reported. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.