The new binuclear molybdenum（V） complex Na4[Mo2O4（HNTA）2]2·19H2O （NTA = nitrilotriacetate） has been prepared and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and IR. The crystal has space group Pnma with a = 10.2239（2）,b = 23.8174（3）,c = 23.1845（4） A,V = 5645.58（16）A^3,Z = 4,C24H66Mo4N4Na4O51,Mr = 1702.50,Dc = 1.958 g/cm^3,μ = 1.027 mm^-1,F（000） = 3280,T = 293（2） K,the final R = 0.0609 and wR = 0.1449 for 5512 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. Each MoV atom has a distorted octahedral coordination geometry,and the two coordination octahedra share a common edge to form a dioxo-bridged Mo2O4 unit which is coordinated by NTA ligands. The dianionic binuclear units [Mo2O4（HNTA）2]^2- are interconnected by Na^＋ into a layered structure.
Eight neutral mononuclear complexes constructed from transition metals （M = Co（Ⅱ）, Ni（Ⅱ）, Cu（Ⅱ）, Zn（Ⅱ）, Cd（Ⅱ）） and ligands N-（2-pyridylmethyl）-L-phenylalanine （L-Hpmpa） and N-（2-pyridylmethyl）-L-tyrosine （L-Hpmtyr） have been synthesized by both hydrothermal and conventional room temperature reactions. Four of them have been structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffractions. They are： [Co（L-pmpa）2·2H2O] 1, [Ni（L-pmpa）2·2H2O] 2, [Cu（L-pmpa）2·2H2O] 3 and [Cu（L-pmtyr）2·2H2O] 4. Single-crystal X-ray analysis, IR and elemental analysis revealed that complexes 1, 2 and 3 are isostructural. Powder X-ray diffraction, IR and elemental analysis revealed that complexes 4, 5 （Zn[L-pmtyr]2·2H2O）, 6 （Cd[L-pmtyr]2·2H2O）, 7 （Co[L-pmtyr]2·2H2O） and 8 （Ni[L-pmtyr]2·2H2O） are isostructural. The photoluminescence properties of L-Hpmtyr ligand, compounds 5 and 6 were also investigated.
