Five　novel　silver(I)　complexes　and　two　copper(I)　phosphine　complexes　containing　the　bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyllether　ligand　were　synthesized　and　structurally　characterized.　Treatment　of　AgX/CuX　and　the　bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether　with　N　boolean　AND　N　ligands　afforded　the　silver(I)　or　copper(I)　complexes　{[Ag-2(P)(2)(dpa)(H2O)(2)](dpa)(ClO4)(2)}(n)　(1),　{[Ag(POP)(dpp)](ClO4)}(n)　(2),　[Ag-2(POP)(2)(4,4＇bipy)(CH3CN)(2)](CF3SO3)(2)center　dot　CH3CN　(3),　{[Ag(POP)(dpe)](CF3SO3)center　dot　CH3CN}(n)　(4),　{[Ag-2(POP)(2)(dpe)(H2O)(2)](dpe)　(BF4)(2)}(n)　(5),　[Cu(POP)(bpy)](BF4)　(6)　and　[Cu-2(POP)(2)(4,4＇-bipy)](CF3SO3)(2)center　dot　4CH(3)CN　(7)　{POP　=　bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyllether;　dpp　=　1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane;　dpa　=　1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane;　dpe　=　1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene;　4,4＇-bipy　=　4,4＇-bipyridine;　bpy　=　2,2＇-bipyridine}.　These　complexes　are　all　characterized　by　IR,　elemental　analysis,　X-ray　diffraction,　luminescence,　P-31　NMR　and　H-1　NMR　spectroscopy.　Complex　5　has　an　irregular　(6,3)　network　structure　connected　through　hydrogen　bonds　between　the　C-H　groups　of　aromatic　rings　and　anions;　complexes　1　and　2　are　of　2D　topological　architectures　which　are　linked　by　hydrogen　bonds;　complex　4　is　of　a　1D　infinite　zigzag　chain　structure　formed　by　the　bridging　ligand　dpe;　complexes　3　and　7　are　of　dinuclear　structures　and　complex　6　is　of　mononuclear　structure.　The　choice　of　solvent　and　the　type　and　coordination　modes　of　the　bipyridine　derivatives　are　of　importance　in　defining　the　structural　and　topological　features　of　the　resulting　networks.　In　addition,　the　complexes　1-7　exhibit　interesting　luminescence　in　the　solid　state　at　room　temperature.　At　the　same　time,　we　also　studied　the　terahertz　spectrum　which　provided　some　new　informations　of　these　complexes.　(C)　2016　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.