Two new complexes, {[Cd(immb)I 2 ]·DMF} n (1) and {[Cd 3 (immb)(btc) 2 ]·H 2 O} n (2) (immb = 2-(1H-imidazol-1-methyl)-6-methyl-1H-benzimidazole, btc = 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylate, DMF = dimethyl formamide), have been synthesized and characterized. Single crystal X-ray diffraction shows that 1 exhibits a chain structure constructed by immb ligands bridging Cd(II) ions. In 2, Cd(II) ions are linked by immb ligands with bridging mode and btc 3-anions with the μ 2 -η 2 :η 1 bonding pattern leading to a 2D structure. Luminescent properties have been investigated in the solid state at room temperature.