Reaction of bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)ethane (bte), MnSO 4 Á H 2 O with KNCS or NaN(CN) 2 yields two novel polymers [Mn(gauchebte) 2 (NCS) 2 ] n Á [Mn(anti-bte)(H 2 O) 2 (NCS) 2 ] n (1) which contains both double-stranded chain and single chain and both the gauche and anti conformations bte, and forms three-dimensional hydrogen bond network, and {Mn(gauche-bte) 2 [N(CN) 2 ] 2 } n (2) which contains double-stranded chain.There has been intense research effect on the synthesis and characterization of coordination networks with novel topologies in recent years [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. The designing of coordination polymers is highly influenced by several factors such as the metal coordination preference, the structural characteristics of the polydentate organic ligand, the metal-ligand ratio, the solvent system and the counterion.