The title compound {[Mn（H2BPTC）（tpy）（H2O）]·（H2O）3}, （1, H4BPTC = 1,1＇- biphenyl-2,2＇,6,6＇-tetracarboxylic acid, tby = 2,2＇：6,2＇-terpyridine） has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction, and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum and thermogravimetric analysis. The crystal is of monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 10.971（2）, b = 20.776（4）, c = 14.332（3） A, β = 109.25（3）°, MnC31H27N3O12, Mr = 688.50, V= 3084.1（10） A^3, Dc = 1.483 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1420, p = 0.498 mm^-1, S = 1.066 and Z = 4. The final refinement gave R = 0.0447 and wR = 0.1103 for 5107 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The title complex has a {[Mn（H2BPTC）（tpy）（H2O）]}, chain structure, and the hydrogen bonding interactions make it more stable. Each chain is further connected to the adjacent ones through π…π, C-H…π and rich hydrogen bonds to form a metal-organic coordination polymer.
The title compound [Cu（bbpy）（H2bptc）]n （bbpy = 4,4＇-dimethyl-2,2＇-bipyridine and H4bptc = 1,1＇-biphenyl-2,2？,3,3＇-tetracarboxylic acid） has been synthesized by hydrothermal reaction, and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum and thermogravimetric analysis. The crystal is of triclinic, space group P1 with a = 11.2831（12）, b = 11.6718（13）, c = 11.7771（13）, α = 105.392（2）, β = 108.382（2）, γ = 112.397（2）o, CuC28H20N2O8, Mr = 576.00, V = 1222.4（2）3, Dc = 1.565 g/cm3, F（000） = 590, μ = 0.951 mm-1, S = 1.022 and Z = 2. The final refinement gave R = 0.0405 and wR = 0.1142 for 4270 observed reflections with I 2σ（I）. The title complex has a 1D [Cu（bbpy）（H2bptc）]n chain structure, in which the extensive hydrogen-bond interactions make the chain more stable. The neighboring parallel chains are further packed into a 2D layer structure via π···π stacking interaction between the pyridine rings of bbpy ligands. Moreover, the adjacent layers are interconnected by the C–H···π interactions to form a 3D metal-organic framework.
The title compound {[Cu（abpy）2]（H3bptc）·（H2O）}n, an ion-pair complex of [Cu（abpy）2]＋ with [（H3bptc）]- （abpy = 3,3＇-dimethyl-2,2＇-bipyridine and H4bptc = 1,1＇-biphenyl-2,2＇,3,3＇-tetracarboxylic acid）, has been synthesized by a hydrothermal reaction, and its structure was deter- mined by X-ray diffraction and characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectrum. The crystal is of triclinic, space group P1 with a = 8.4955（12）, b = 15.164（2）, c = 15.303（2）, α = 105.704（3）, β = 97.374（3）, γ = 96.764（3）o, CuC40H35N4O9, Mr = 779.26, V = 1857.9（4）3, Dc = 1.393 g/cm3, F（000） = 808, μ = 0.649 mm-1, S = 1.026 and Z = 2. The final R = 0.0493 and wR = 0.1034 for 4026 observed reflections with I 2σ（I）. The copper（I） coordination polymer demonstrates a 3-D sandwich-type structure containing 2-D double H3bptc-chain layers intercalated with the [Cu（abpy）2]＋ layers by extensive hydrogen bonding interactions.
