The title coordination polymer 1,{[Cu8(btb)2(CN)8].3H2O}n(btb = 1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)butane),has been hydrothermally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Complex 1 crystallizes in monoclinic,space group C2/c with a = 1.2938(3),b = 1.9422(5),c = 0.9406(2) nm,β = 121.891(4)°,V = 2.0066(9) nm3,C24H30Cu8N20O3,Mr = 1155.00,Dc = 1.912 g/cm3,μ(MoKα) = 4.209 mm?1,F(000) = 1140,GOF = 1.184,Z = 2,the final R = 0.0634 and wR = 0.1503 for I 2σ(I).In complex 1,one-dimensional CuCN zigzag chains are linked by triazolyl groups of btb ligands to form two-dimensional networks,which are further bridged by 1,4-butyl moieties of btb ligands to fabricate a three-dimensional order framework,in which one-dimensional ellipsoid-like channels are observed.