International audienceFour new metallophosphonates with the chemical formulae M(H 2 O)PO 3 -S 2 C 12 H 7 (M = Cu, Zn) and M(H 2 O) 2 (PO 2 OH-S 2 C 12 H 7 ) 2 (M = Mn, Co) were synthesized using a hydrothermal route from the original bent rigid thianthrene-2-ylphosphonic acid (TPA)