Four novel coordination compounds, namely, [Cd-2(pydc)(2)(bpp)(2)(H2O)(2)] bppH(2)O (1), [Zn(Hpydc)(2)]3H(2)O (2), [Cd(dhb)(2)(phen)(2)] (3), and [Zn(L)(phen) (H2O)] (4) (H(2)pydc = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, Hdhb = 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid, H2L = 5-((2'-cyano-1,1'-biphenyl-4-yl) methoxy)isophthalic acid, bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane, and phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) have been hydrothermally synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray single crystal diffraction analyses. Compounds 1, 2 and 3 feature zero-dimensional (0D) structures and 1 is further extended to one-dimensional (1D) chain structure through C-HO hydrogen bonding interactions. Compound 4 exhibits 1D chain structure. The luminescent properties of compounds 3 and 4 have also been studied.