The utilization of 2,6-bis(imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)pyridine(bipp)and 3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazo[l,5-a]pyridine(pip)in the compounds of manganese(Ⅱ)and copper(Ⅰ)ions is presented.Two complexes,[Mn(bipp)(SO4)(H2O)]n(1)and[Cu(pip)2]ClO4(2),were prepared with different characteristics in structure.Compound 1 exhibits a one-dimensional chain topology,and 2 is a homoleptic Cu(Ⅰ)complex.The dc magnetic susceptibility investigations reveal the antiferromagnetic(AF)MnⅡ…MnⅡ interactions in complex 1.The catalytic activity of compound 2 toward ketalization reactions was studied.Complex 2 exhibits high activity for the ketalization transformations of aliphatic ketones.