The bimetallic complexes of 1,4-bis-(5-H/methyl/chloro-1H-benzimidazol 2-yl)-1,2,3,4-butanetetraols (L1?L3) with CdCl2 and HgCl2 were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, molar conductivity, as well as IR and 1H-NMR spectroscopy. The ligands coordinate to the metal ion through all of the hydroxyl oxygen atoms as tetradentate in the Hg(II) complexes of L1?L3 and in the Cd(II) complexes of L2 and L3. In theCd2(L1)Cl4 complex, the ligand acts as tetradentate through the benzimidazole nitrogen atoms and the two oxygen atoms of the hydroxyl groups near the imidazole ring.