Abstract: | Two new supramolecular compounds, Zn2(L)3(4,4′-bpy)(OH)]n (1) and Cd(L)2(2,2′-bpy)(H2O)]·2H2O (2) (HL?=?2-(4-isopropylbenzoyl)benzoic acid, 4,4′-bpy?=?4,4′-bipyridine, 2,2′-bpy?=?2,2′-bipyridine), have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infra-red spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analyzes, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. 1 exhibits 1-D chain and 2 is 0-D mononuclear. They are both linked into 2-D supramolecular layers by non-covalent interactions. Luminescence properties were also investigated. |