catena-Poly[disilver(I)(Ag-Ag)-bis-(µ(3)-quinoline-3-carboxyl-ato)-1:2:1'κ(3)O:O':N;2:1'':2''κ(3)N:O:O'].

In the title compound, [Ag(2)(C(10)H(6)NO(2))(2)](n), the Ag(I) atom is coordinated by one N atom and two O atoms from three quinoline-3-carboxyl-ate ligands in a T-shaped fashion, with an additional Ag⋯Ag distance of 2.9468 (6) Å. The ligands connect the Ag(I) atoms into a double-chain structure along [010]. Weak Ag⋯O inter-actions [Ag⋯O = 2.802 (3) and 2.877 (4) Å] link the double-chains into a layer network parallel to (101). π-π inter-actions are also observed in the layer network [centroid-centroid distances = 3.780 (3) and 3.777 (3) Å].

Poly[(µ(2)-quinoline-3-carboxyl-ato-κN:O)(µ(2)-quinoline-3-carboxyl-ato-κN:O,O')cadmium].

In the title compound, [Cd(C(10)H(6)NO(2))(2)](n), the Cd(II) atom is coordinated by three O atoms and two N atoms from four quinoline-3-carboxyl-ate (L(-)) ligands, leading to a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. The L(-) ligands link the Cd(II) atoms into a plane parallel to (100), with one ligand being tridentate, coordinating via the N atom and chelating a second Cd atom, and the other being bidentate, bridging two Cd atoms via the N and one O atom.. This two-dimensional network extends into a double-layer network by π-π inter-actions, with centroid-centroid distances of 3.680 (2) and 3.752 (2) Å. Another type of π-π inter-action between pyridine rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.527 (2) Å] leads to a three-dimensional supra-molecular architecture.