[Zn(L)2] (1) and [(Ph)2Sn(L)(CH3COO)] (2), where HL = 2-benzoylpyridine N(4)-cyclohexylthiosemicarbazone, have been synthesized and characterized. The complexes show different coordination depending on their coordinating preferences. Biological studies carried outin vitroagainst human leukemia K562 cells show that the diorgantin(IV) complex,2, has significant cytotoxicity with IC50 = 3.3 ± 0.5 ?M.