The first one-dimensional polymer containing non-planar macrocyclic ligand 5,14-dihydro-6,8,15,17-tetramethyldibenzo[b,i][1,4,8,11]tetraazacyclotetradecine

A novel non-planar macrocyclic ligand (5,14-dihydro-6,8,15,17-tetramethyldibenzo[b,i][1,4,8,11]tetraazacyclotetradecine)-containing one-dimensional polymer of germanium complex is synthesized for the first time under mild conditions. Its single-crystal X-ray structure is determined. This is the first structural example of macrocyclic ligand-containing one-dimensional polymers.