Four transition metal complexes, [Mn(Hbimtz) 2 (H 2 O) 2 (NCS) 2 ] (1), [Co(Hbimtz) 2 (H 2 O) 2 (NCS) 2 ] (2), [Pb(Hbimtz)Br 2 ] n (3), and {[Ag 2 (Hbimtz) 3 ]SO 4 Á 4H 2 O} n (4) (Hbimtz ¼ 1-[(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-methyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrazole), were synthesized and characterized by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction. The Mn(II) of 1 and Co(II) of 2 are six-coordinate with two nitrogen atoms from Hbimtz, two nitrogen atoms from thiocyanate and two water molecules. The geometry of Pb(II) in 3 is a distorted octahedron with two nitrogen atoms of two Hbimtz's and four Br À ions, including the weak bond between the Pb1 and N6 of Hbimtz. Complex 3 is assembled into a 1-D [PbBr 2 ] n inorganic chain by 2 -Br À and into a 2-D layer by weak interactions. The Ag(II) of 4 has two geometries, linear and tetrahedral. Hbimtz bridges the two kinds of Ag(II) into a 1-D helical chain. Fluorescence of 3 and 4 were also investigated.