Self-assembly syntheses and crystal structures of triphenyltin(IV) phenylphosphate: A 1D polymer and a dimer of 24-membered macrocycle

Two novel organotin(IV) complexes of the types [(Ph3Sn)4(O3POPh)2]n 1 and [(Ph3Sn)6(O3POPh)3]2 2 have been prepared by treatment of phenylphosphoric acid and the Ph3SnCl under different conditions. The complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR (1H,13C,119Sn) spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography diffraction analysis. The structure analyses reveal that complex 1 is an infinite 1D polymer and complex 2 is a dimer which contains two 24-membered macrocycles.