Four new coordination polymers (CPs), namely, [Ni(H2L)1.5(1,10-phen)(H2O)2]n (1), {[Ni(H2L) (dib)]·2H2O}n (2), {[Ni(L)0.5(bix)]·H2O}n (3), and [Ni(L)(dpa)0.5(H2O)]n (4) (H4L = 5,5'-(ethene-1,2-diyl)diisophthalic acid; 1,10-phen= 1,10-phenanthroline; dib= 1,4-bis(1H-imidazol-1-yl)benzene; bix = 1-(4-((1H-imidazol-1-yl)methyl)benzyl)-1H-imidazole; and dpa =...