Two new 2D heteronuclear coordination polymers with Ni(II), Zn(II) and Ca(II), namely {(dapH)
2[CaM
2(pydc)
4(H
2O)
2]路2H
2O}
n (M = Ni (
1) and M = Zn (
2)) where [pydcH
2 = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (dipicolinic acid), dap = 3,4-diaminopyridine] have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, thermal (TG/DTG/DTA) analysis, electrochemical as well as X-ray single crystal diffraction. The compounds
1 and
2 display isostructural features and crystallized in the monoclinic
P2
1/
n space group. Both of the compounds contain cationic and anionic fragments and two uncoordinated water molecules. In
1 and
2 (pydc)
2鈭?/sup> acts as tridentate ligands and connected to calcium ions through carboxylate bridging. Then each dipicolinate ligand bridges one calcium to a M(II) atom.The equilibrium constants of the binary, ternary and quaternary complexes of ligands or proton transfer system with metal ions in an aqueous solution were investigated by a potentiometric pH titration method.