Under solvothermal conditions, six new coordination polymers (CPs) [Mn(L) (phen) (H₂O)]_n (1), [Co(L) (phen)(H₂O)]_n (2), [Cu(L)(phen)(H₂O)]_n (3), [Zn₂(L)₂(phen)₂(H₂O)]_n (4), [Zn(L)(phen)]_n (5), and [Cd(L)(phen)₂]_n (6) were synthesized by reactions of dicarboxylate ligand 2, 2'-(1, 2-phenylenebis(methylene))bis(sulfanediyl)dinobutyric acid (H₂L) and 1, 10-phenanthroline (phen) with the corresponding metal salts. Complexes 1-6 have been structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses, elemental analysis, IR, thermogravimetric analysis, and powder X-ray diffraction. The structures of 1-6 are 1D chains, which are further connected by hydrogen bonding interactions to form 3D supramolecular structures. Among them, 1 and 2 are isomorphic with L^2- of syn-conformation, while L^2- shows anti-conformation in 3-6. In addition, the solid-state photoluminescence property of 4-6 was investigated.