Heteropolytopic oxalyl and malonyl diamide ligands, derived from 1H-pyrazole, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole, 1H-indazole and 1H-1,2,3-benzotriazole, have been synthesised by reaction of the corresponding azole with oxalyldichloride and carbon suboxide respectively and fully characterized by elemental analyses, IR and NMR (¹H, ¹³C). In the examined cases single crystal X-ray diffraction studies revealed important supramolecular assemblies based on H-bonds and/or π–π interactions. The reactivity behaviour toward metal salts is also described.