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 R2SnCl2·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 119Sn Mössbauer studies. Investigation of the complexes indicated that N-(2-pyridylmethylene)arylamines form distorted trans-octahedral complexes with R2SnCl2 similar to the well-known R2SnCl2·L. Cytogenetic toxicology testing has...