Solvothermal reactions of HgI 2 , 4,4Ј-vinylenedipyridine, and HI in alcoholic solution (methanol, ethanol, or pentanol) gave rise to a family of organic-inorganic hybrid complexes, formulated as [C 14 H 16 N 2 ][I 4 ] 2-(1), [C 16 H 20 N 2 ][HgI 4 ] (2), and [C 22 H 32 N 2 ][HgI 4 ] 4 (3). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that all three compounds are discrete structures, including the inorganic anion [I 4 ] 2or [HgI 4 ] 2and an organic cation, where the resulting organic cations were gener-* Prof. Dr. J.-L. Song Fax: +86-51085917763 E-Mail: s070054@e.ntu.edu.sg [a] China-