The objective of this paper is to summarise the main achievements concerning the tin and organotin supramolecular chemistry in the last 15 years. Since the last review several compounds have been documented in the literature together with new synthetic approaches and potential applications. It is divided in two parts, according to the forces sustaining the repeating units along with the supramolecular structures. The first topic comprises details about R₂Sn and R₃Sn-based polymers supported by N⋯H, O-H⋯O, C-H⋯O, C-H⋯π, among other weak intermolecular interactions. The second part is dedicated to cover data regarding R₂Sn, R₃Sn and Sn(II)-containing structures and miscellaneous Sn(II) polymers constructed by the multidimensional Sn-O, Sn-N, or other covalent bonds. Among the ligands stand carboxylates, sulfonates, phosphonates, sulphur and phosphorous mixed electron donors and other Lewis bases containing sulphur atoms or heterocyclic groups. The dimensionality of R₂Sn or R₃Sn-containing polymers is influenced by the geometry at the Sn(IV), the bulkiness of the organic group attached to it, as well as by the nature of the ligands. The architecture of Sn(II) supramolecular structures depends also on the existence of stereochemically active electron lone pairs in Sn(II) species. The antitumoral or biocide studies employing organotin polymers revealed excellent activities towards different isolates. Other potential applications of organotin and Sn(II) polymers were also investigated, for example photo-luminescence or semiconducting properties, in electrochemistry, or as single-source precursors for the production of tin materials or nanowires, among others.

本文的目的是总结过去15年中有关锡和有机锡超分子化学的主要成就。自上次综述以来，文献中已记录了几种化合物以及新的合成方法和潜在应用。根据支撑重复单元以及超分子结构的力，它分为两部分。第一个主题包括有关由N⋯H，OH⋯O，CH，O，CH⋯π以及其他弱分子间相互作用支撑的R ₂ Sn和R ₃ Sn基聚合物的详细信息。第二部分专用于涵盖有关R ₂ Sn，R _3的数据含Sn和Sn（II）的结构以及由多维Sn-O，Sn-N或其他共价键构成的其他Sn（II）聚合物。在这些配体中是羧酸根，磺酸根，膦酸根，硫和磷混合的电子给体和其他含硫原子或杂环基的路易斯碱。R ₂ Sn或R ₃的维数含锡聚合物受Sn（IV）的几何形状，与其相连的有机基团的体积以及配体的性质影响。Sn（II）超分子结构的结构还取决于Sn（II）物种中立体化学活性电子孤对的存在。采用有机锡聚合物的抗肿瘤或杀生物剂研究表明，它们对不同的分离物具有出色的活性。还研究了有机锡和Sn（II）聚合物的其他潜在应用，例如电化学中的光致发光或半导体性质，或作为生产锡材料或纳米线的单源前体。