In the title coordination polymer, [Fe(C
8
H
6
N
5
O
4
)
2
]
n
{or [Fe
L
2
]
n
,where H
L
= 2-[(1
H
-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl) methyl]-1
H
-imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic acid)}, the Fe
II
ion, located on an inversion centre, is six-coordinated by two O atoms and four N atoms from two
L
−
ligands in a distorted octahedral geometry [Fe—O = 2.1452 (13), Fe—N = 2.1316 (14) and 2.2484 (15) Å]. There is an intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond in each
L
−
ligand. Being an effective tridentate bridging ligand, the deprotonated
L
−
anions link two Fe
II
atoms, yielding a chain-like polymer propagating along [100]. In the crystal, these polymer chains are linked
via
N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network.
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