One novel N‐[(3‐carboxyphenyl)sulfonyl]glycine (H3L1) ligand (1) was prepared in high yield, and its structure was determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Reaction of H3L1 with Mn(ClO4)2·6H2O at different pH values gave two new dinuclear complexes: [Mn2(HL1)2(phen)4]·16H2O (2) and [Mn2L1(phen)4(H2O)]ClO4·3H2O (3) (phen = 1,10‐phenanthroline). Additionally, two copper(II) complexes, [K2Cu(L2)2(H2O)2]n (4) and [CuL2(H2O)]2·2H2O (5), involving another novel ligand, N,N′‐(1,3‐phenylenedisulfonyl)bis(glycine) (H2L2), were prepared by a one‐pot reaction of 1,3‐phenylenebis(sulfonyl chloride), glycine, and KOH or triethylamine in the presence of CuII ions. A self‐assembled (H2O)30 cluster containing a puckered (H2O)12 ring core was found in 2, which presents a new mode of association of water molecules not predicted theoretically or previously observed experimentally. Furthermore, 2 forms a 2‐D supramolecular structure through hydrogen bonding and unique π–π stacking interactions. In 3, there also exist discrete trimeric water clusters. The identity of the base determines the specific structural characteristics of 4 and 5. When potassium hydroxide was used for the synthesis of 4, it led to a 3‐D copper(II)–potassium(I) coordination polymer; when triethylamine was used, paddle‐wheel dinuclear units of copper(II) carboxylate were produced. Magnetic measurements show that there are weak antiferromagnetic interactions in 2–4. In 5 the χMT vs. T curve shows a minimum at 110 K and a climb from 110 K to 5 K, then a long‐range antiferromagnetic ordering occurs, as revealed by a decrease in χMT with T. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)