The title compounds, [Ce 2 (C 6 H 3 SO 4 ) 2 (C 6 H 2 SO 4 ) 2 (CH 3 COOH)] n ( 1 ) and [Ce(CH 3 COO)(C 6 H 2 SO 4 )(H 2 O)] n ( 2 ) were synthesized by solvothermal reaction of Ce(NO 3 ) 3 ·6H 2 O with 2,5-thiophenedicarboxylic acid (H 2 TDC, C 6 H 4 SO 4 ) and acetic acid in acetonitrile or ethanol/water, respectively. These compounds were obtained as single crystals among other crystalline phases. Both compounds belong to the family of three-dimensional coordination polymers. The asymmetric unit of 1 consists of two Ce III cations, two TDC 2− dianions, two HTDC − anions and one acetic acid ligand, all of them located in general positions. The two Ce III cations are each coordinated by eight oxygen atoms in the form of distorted square antiprisms. These are bridged by carboxylate and carboxylic acid groups, forming mono-periodic hybrid inorganic building units (IBUs), which are connected into a three-dimensional network by the TDC 2− and HTDC − ligands. Compound 2 has an asymmetric unit composed of one Ce III cation, one TDC 2− dianion, one acetate anion and one water molecule in general positions. The cerium atom is eightfold coordinated by oxygen atoms. Edge-sharing CeO 8 polyhedra form a dinuclear IBU (Ce 2 O 14 ). This IBU is bridged by six TDC 2− linkers to nine other IBUs, forming a three-dimensional framework. Both title compounds exhibit additional O—H...O hydrogen bonds. Powder X-ray diffraction shows that both compounds were not obtained as pure phases.