A series of diorganotin dicarboxylates of the general formula (CH3)2Sn(OCOCHR3CHR2GeR1)2
where R1=(C6H5)3
, (P-CH3C6H4)3
, N(CH2CH2O)3
, R2=C6H5
, H, CH3
, P-CH3OC6H4
, P-ClC6H4
, P-CH3C6H4
, R3=CH3
and H, have been synthesized by the reaction of dimethyltin oxide with germanium substituted
propionic acid in 1:2 molar ratio in toluene. The H2O
formed was removed azeotropically using a Dean and
Stark apparatus. All the compounds have been characterized by IR, multinuclear (H1
, C13
, S119n
) NMR, mass
and Mössbauer spectroscopies. All compounds were found to have potential activity against bacteria.