catena -Poly[[[diaqualithium(I)]-μ-bis(1 H -imidazol-1-yl)methane-κ 2 N 3 : N 3′ ] chloride]

The title compound, {[Li(C7H8N4)(H2O)2]Cl}n, has a polymeric structure with Li+ tetra­hedrally coordinated by two N atoms of bis­(imidazol-1-yl)methane and two water mol­ecules, connected by O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. The compound was prepared by a one-step reaction of LiCl and bis­(imidazol-1-yl)­methane in acetonitrile.