To investigate the effects on the physical properties of complexes with different conformations of flexible ligands, four lanthanide (Ln) coordination polymers with flexible ligand cyclohexane-1e,2a,4a,5e-tetracarboxylic acidDy, 3; Tb, 4), have been synthesized and characterized. Complexes 1 and 2 are 2D layers composed of L II ligands and [Ln 2 O 2 ] dinuclear units whereas complexes 3 and 4 are 3D coordination frameworks constructed with L IV ligands and two kinds of dinuclear units, [Ln 2 O 2 ] and [Ln 2 (COO) 2 ]. Notably, the conformations of ligands in two structures, which were different and changed from the original L I conformation to L II (e,a,e,e) and L IV (e,e,e,e) conformations, impact the construction of different structures and the magnetic properties. Complex 1 shows antiferromagnetic interactions whereas complex 3 exhibits weak ferromagnetic interactions and slow magnetic relaxation properties. Additionally, the photoluminescence of complexes 2 and 4 have been investigated.