Abstract. Three zinc(II) coordination polymers {[Zn(tdpa)(bpe)]· 2H 2 O} n (1), [Zn(tdpa)(bpp)] n (2), and [Zn(tdpa)(bpypa)] n (3) were obtained by solvothermal reactions of Zn(NO 3 ) 2 ·6H 2 O with 3,3Ј-thiodipropionic acid (H 2 tdpa) and corresponding N-donor ligands, namely, trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe), 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane (bpp), and 4,4Ј-bis(4-pyridyl)diphenylamine (bpypa) respectively. Complexes 1-3 were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, as well as powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Com-