Two new cobalt(II) coordination complexes [Co(Phtpy)(HBTC)(0.5)](n)center dot nH(2)O (I) and [Co(Meophtpy)(HBTC)(0.5)](n)center dot nH(2)O (II) (Phtpy = 4'-(4-phenyl)-3,2':6',3''-terpyridine, Meophtpy = 4'-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,2':6',3''-terpyridine,H3BTC = trimesic acid) were synthesized under solvothermal conditions. The structures of complexes I, II have been characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, TG analysis, PXRD and single crystal X-ray diffraction techniques (CCDC nos. 2123289 (I) and 2123290 (II)). For complex I, a two-dimensional (2D) layered structure is formed parallel to the bc ...