%0 Journal Article %T Organotin(IV) compounds of n-propyl and isopropyl glutarate: their synthesis, spectral characterization and antibacterial activity %A Javid Hussain %A Hidayat Hussain %A Viqar Uddin Ahmad %A Ahmed Al-Harrasi %J Organic Communications %D 2012 %I ACG Publications %X A series of new di- and triorganotin(IV) complexes of monoisopropyl and mono n-propyl glutarate have been synthesized and characterized by 1H- 13C- 119Sn-NMR, UV, IR and Mass spectrometry. The spectroscopic investigation demonstrated that the carboxylate group acts as a bidentate ligand in diorganotin(IV) and as a monodentate ligand in triorganotin(IV) compounds. Biological evaluation against various microorganisms indicates that the diorganotin(IV) complexes are slightly less reactive than triorganotin(IV) complexes. %K Organotin(IV) carboxylates %K spectroscopic studies %K biological activity . %U http://acgpubs.org/OC/2012/Volume%205/Issue%201/3-OC-1110-218.pdf