Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Two‐Dimensional Network Polymer Containing 18‐ and 26‐Membered Organotin Macrocycles

The reaction of 4‐mercaptophenylacetic acid with dimethyltin dichloride in the presence of sodium ethoxide in ethanol affords a novel two‐dimensional organotin network structure compound 1, which is an unusual network containing dinuclear 18‐membered and tetranuclear 26‐membered organotin macrocycles. The compound has been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, and ¹H, ¹³C, and ¹¹⁹Sn NMR spectroscopy. Furthermore, we have also characterized the compound by X‐ray crystallography.