Two coordination compounds [Zn2(DAnH2)2(1,3-bdc)2(DMSO)4] (1) and [Ni(DAnH2)(1,4-bdc)(DMF)2]n (2) were synthesized starting from dianilineglyoxime (DAnH2), 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid (1,3-bdcH2) and 1,4-benzenedicarboxylic acid (1,4-bdcH2), where DMSO is dimethyl sulphoxide and DMF is dimethylformamide. The molecular and crystal structures of the compounds were studied by infrared spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction; and for the Zn(II) compound, additionally, the 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy was used. The results show that 1 is a binuclear molecular complex while 2 is a unidimensional coordination polymer. In both compounds, the neutral DAnH2 ligand coordinates in a bidentate-chelate mode, while dianions 1,3-bdc and 1,4-bdc coordinate as bidentate bridges. The ligands are interconnected by intramolecular O-H∙∙∙O hydrogen bonds, involving the oximic groups as proton donors and the carboxylate anions as acceptors. The metal atoms in both compounds have an octahedral geometry.