Crystal structures of [Mn(bdc)(Hspar)2(H2O)0.25]·2H2O containing MnO6+1 capped trigonal prisms and [Cu(Hspar)2](bdc)·2H2O containing CuO4 squares (Hspar = sparfloxacin and bdc = benzene-1,4-di-carboxyl-ate).

The syntheses and crystal structures of 0.25-aqua-(benzene-1,4-di-carboxyl-ato-κ(2) O,O')bis-(sparfloxacin-κ(2) O,O')manganese(II) dihydrate, [Mn(C8H4O4)(C19H22F2N4O3)2(H2O)0.25]·2H2O or [Mn(bdc)(Hspar)2(H2O)0.25]·2H2O, (I), and bis-(sparfloxacin-κ(2) O,O')copper(II) benzene-1,4-di-carboxyl-ate dihydrate, [Cu(C19H22F2N4O3)2](C8H4O4)·2H2O or [Cu(Hspar)2](bdc)·2H2O, (II), are reported (Hspar = sparfloxacin and bdc = benzene-1,4-di-carboxyl-ate). The Mn(2+) ion in (I) is coordinated by two O,O'-bidentate Hspar neutral mol-ecules (which exist as zwitterions) and an O,O'-bidentate bdc dianion to generate a distorted MnO6 trigonal prism. A very long bond [2.580†(12)†à ] from the Mn(2+) ion to a 0.25-occupied water mol-ecule projects through a square face of the prism. In (II), the Cu(2+) ion lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and a CuO4 square-planar geometry arises from its coordination by two O,O'-bidentate Hspar mol-ecules. The bdc dianion acts as a counter-ion to the cationic complex and does not bond to the metal ion. The Hspar ligands in both (I) and (II) feature intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which close S(6) rings. In the crystals of both (I) and (II), the components are linked by N-H⋯O, O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating three-dimensional networks.