Using tetrahedral and tetragonal spacers, seven new complexes have been obtained: [Co(hfac) 2 (L 1 ) 0.5 ] 1, [Cu 2 (hfac) 4 L 2 ] 2, [Co(hfac) 2 L 2 ] 3, [Co(hfac) 2 (L 2 ) 0.5 ]·8H 2 O 4, [AgL 2 ](SbF 6 )· CH 3 COOC 2 H 5 5, [Mn(hfac) 2 (L 3 ) 0.5 ] 6, [Zn(OAc) 2 (L 3 ) 0.5 ] 7, {L 1 = 1,3,5,7-tetrakis(4-cyanophenyl)adamantane, L 2 = 2,2′,7,7′-tetracyano-9,9′-spirobifluorene and L 3 = 2,2′,7,7′-tetra(4-pyridyl)-9,9′spirobifluorene, Hhfac = hexafluoroacetylacetone}. Compound 1 exhibits a 2-D grid-like structure with the tetradentate spacer acting as a 4-connecting ligand. The 2,2′,7,7′-tetrasubstitutedspirobifluorene derivatives connect the {M II (hfac) 2 } entities into a binuclear complex (2), a linear chain (3) and diamond chains (4, 6). The cis or trans configuration of the metal nodes influen- [a] magnetic anisotropy and thus to a barrier to magnetization reversal, with consequent slow relaxation of the magnetization and magnetic bistability at cryogenic temperatures.