The synthesis and structural characterization of the bridging ligand, 1-methyl benzimidazole diphenylphosphine (MBDP) and its coordination with Au(I) and Ag(I) metal ions is reported. Two ligands coordinate to the metal ions in head to tail fashion forming a metallacycle coordination consisting of strong MM bonding interaction with Au-Au = 2.808 and Ag-Ag =3.017 Å. Linear coordination is observed for the gold, while the silver shows distorted tetrahedral arrangement. X-ray crystal data of [(MBDP) 2 Au 2 ](CH 3 CN)(BF 4) 2 (2) crystallizes in the monoclinic system with the space group of P2 1 /n with cell constants of a = 8.9993 (8) Å, b = 19.6166 (18) Å, c = 13.4484 (12) Å, β = 100.966 (2)°, R = 0.026, and R w = 0.064. The structure of [(MBDP) 2 (CH 3 CN) 4 Ag 2 ](BF 4) 2 , (3) crystallizes in the P(-)1 space group and the unit cell is a = 10.5423(10) Å, b = 10.7638(10) Å, c = 12.3530(12) Å; α = 88.592(3)°, β = 73.097(3)°, γ = 84.422(3)°, V= 1334.8 (2) Å 3 with Z= 1, R = 0.034 and R w = 0.093. The coordinating ligand as well as both dinuclear compounds reported here are luminescent in the near UV region. As supported by the DFT theoretical work,the emission is suggested to be primarily ligand based ππ* transition. Keywords: benzimidazole, Au(I) dimer, Ag(I) dimer, phosphine Over the past four decades attention has been given to bifunctional ligands with regards to bringing two metal atoms in close proximity [15-18]. Several types of ligands have attracted attention including the N-, P-type ligands. Diphenylphosphinopyridine (dppy), dimethylphosphinopyridine (dmpp), and 2-(diphenylphosphino)-1-benzylimidazole (BzImPh 2 P) are representative of the mixed-donor species commonly used to prepare Au(I) dimers[12-14, 19-20]. These ligands follow the Lewis soft acid/base chemistry when coordinating with group 11 metals. Although N is a lesser soft base than P, its ability to bind with Au(I) is well documented [21-25] including the work conducted by Fackler et al. on amidinate ligands [26-27]. The ability to bring two Au(I) atoms in close proximity is a goal for many research groups because of the fascinating photoluminescence these types of compounds reveal. Hence, the bridging N, P ligands not only coordinate as monodentate ligand, they also have the ability to act as bidentate ligands through the two donor atoms and bring homo-and hetero-nuclear atoms together with short distances. Burini and co-workers have extensively studied the N, P type ligand of (1-benzyl-2imidazolyl) diphenyl-phosphine (BzimPh 2 P) to understand the behavior of coordination with various metal systems [15-18]. They were able to utilize the monodentate and bidentate feature of the BzimPh 2 P by examining complexes with Au(I), Ag(I), Cu(I), Rh(I), Ir(I), Hg(II), Zn(II), and Cd(II) metal ions. In the Au (I) structure, the coordination is found to be monodentate with a near linear geometry of the P-Au-Cl bond angle with the ligand unassisted intermolecular Au-Au distance of 3.306 Å. Bachechi along with Burini and co-workers also studied the X-ray cry...