Two novel metal-organic frameworks [Zn 2 (Dpq) 2 (2,5-pda) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ]•2H 2 O (1) (dipyrazino[2,3-f:2′3′-h]quino-xaline=Dpq) and [Cd 2 (Dpq) 2 (2,5-pda) 2 ]•2H 2 O (2) (pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid=2,5-H 2 pda) have been obtained from hydrothermal reactions of two different metal(II) nitrates with the same mixed ligands Dpq and 2,5-H 2 pda, and structurally characterized by elemental analyses, TG, IR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyse. Single-crystal X-ray analyses show that the metal ions are bridged by different coordination modes of 2,5-pda to form a dimer in 1, 2D rhombic grid in 2, respectively. In the compound 1, adjacent dimers are packed through hydrogen bonds and π-π aromatic stacking interactions to form a distorted α-Po supramolecular structure. In the compound 2, adjacent polymer layers are further linked by hydrogen bonds to form a distorted α-Po 3D supramolecular framework stabilized by π-π stacking interactions. The different structures of compounds 1 and 2 illustrate the influence of the metal ions and ligands on the self-assembly of polymeric coordination architectures. In addition, the title compounds exhibit blue emission in the solid state at room temperature.