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Abstract A molecular aqua-fluoride complex of indium(III) InF3(H2O)(C2H4N4)2 (I) has been synthesized for the first time, along with its anhydrous analogue – InF3(C2H4N4)2 (II), which has been obtained by thermal dehydration of I. The crystal structure of I is formed by molecular complexes [InF3(H2O)(C2H4N4)2] linked through O–H⋯F and N–H⋯F hydrogen bonds. The structure of the compound II appeared to be chainlike; linear chains of the composition [ I N F 3 ( C 2 H 4 H 4 ) 2 ] 0 ∞ 1 are formed as a result of linking the isolated molecules of the complexes I by In–F–In bridge bonds, in which vacancies of the removed H2O molecules are occupied by F atoms of the neighboring molecules. The isolated chains are linked into a three-dimensional framework by N–H⋯F hydrogen bonds. In both compounds, In is coordinated by two neutral molecules of 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole. A distinctive feature of the InF3(H2O)(C2H4N4)2 compound is the presence of three different ligands in the coordination sphere of the indium atom: fluorine and, molecules of H2O and 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole.The thermal behavior and character of ionic motions have been investigated by means of thermogravimetry (TG, DTG, DTA), DSC and 19F,1H NMR spectroscopy.