Abstract: Coordination polymers [Hg(L 2 )Cl2] n (1) and {[Hg2(L 2 )Cl4](DMF)} n (2) have been assembled from Hg(II) chloride and a novel tripyridyltriazole tecton 3,4-bis(2-pyridyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)-1,2,4-triazole (L 2 ) in different solvent media. Both complexes have been characterized by IR, microanalysis, powder X-ray diffraction, and thermogravimetric analysis. Single crystal X-ray diffraction indicates that the L 2 ligands take the (η3, μ2) and (η4, μ3) binding modes in 1 and 2, respectively, which connect the Hg(II) centers to afford linear and ladder-like 1D arrays. Interestingly, complex 1 exhibits strong solid state fluorescent emission at room temperature due to the intraligand transitions, whereas complex 2 is non-fluorescent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]