Two new metal(II) complexes, $[Mn(dpa)(phen)(H_2O)_2]_n$ (1) ($H_2dpa$ = dephenic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) and $[Ni_2(nda)(phen)_2(H_2O)_6](nda)(H_2O)$ (2) ($H_2nda$ = 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. In complex 1, Mn(II) ion is six-coordinated, and Mn(II) ions are bridged by dpa ligands into 1D chains. While, the complex 2 is dimer and two Ni(II) ions are bridged by one nda ligand cooperated with the terminal ligand phen. In each complex, the dicarboxylate ligand is coordinated to metal(II) ions as a bis-monodentate.