<p>The synthesis of novel di-n-butyl [bis (alkyl-aminopropionic acid)]tin (IV) (alkyl = octyl, dodecyl, octadecyl) <strong>2a-2c</strong> is reported. The complexes were characterized by <sup>1</sup>H, <sup>13</sup>C, <sup>119</sup>Sn NMR, IR, MS and elemental analyses. For compound <strong>2a</strong> the <sup>119</sup>Sn NMR showed the presence of five signals suggesting the existence of a mixture of five hexa–coordinated species in equilibrium, two trans (I, II) and three cis (III, IV, V). In contrast, the compounds <strong>2b</strong> and <strong>2c</strong> present only unique hexa–coordinated specie.</p>