“…The reaction of dicarboxylic acids with metal ions has been investigated either from the point of view of coordination chemistry or macromolecular chemistry. The polymeric nature of the metal dicarboxylate salts depends mainly on the coordination number of the metal ion as well as on the number of ligands from the system1 the steric factors and the method of preparation also have to be taken into account [7]. The excellent coordination capability of the carboxylic group has also been proved by the reactions of several dicarboxylic acids, such as 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid, 1,4benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid or 1,2-bis(carboxypropyl)oligo(dimethylsiloxane) with metals and novel metal coordinated polymers or networks have been reported [6,8,9].…”