Eight coordination polymers (CPs), namely, [Co(?-phsuc)(?-obix)]n (1), {[Co2(?-phsuc)2(?-pbix)1.5]?2H2O}n (2), [Zn(?-phsuc)(?-obix)]n (3), {[Zn(?-phsuc)(?-mbix)]?H2O}n (4), {[Zn(?-phsuc)(?-pbix)]?H2O}n (5), {[Zn(?-phsuc)(?-pbix)]?1.5H2O?CH3OH}n (6), [Cd(?-phsuc)(?-obix)]n (7) and [Cd(?3-phsuc)(?-pbix)0.5]n (8) (phsucH2 = 2-phenylsuccinic acid, obix 1,2-bis((imidazol-1-yl)methyl)benzene, mbix 1,...