Triclinic single crystals of Cu-2(H2O)(4)[C4H4N2]-[C6H2(COO)(4)]center dot 2H(2)O have been grown in an aqueous silica gel. Space group P (1) over bar (Nr. 2), a = 723.94(7) pm, b = 813.38(14) pm, c = 931.0(2) pm, alpha = 74.24(2)degrees, P = 79.24(2)degrees, gamma = 65.451(10)degrees, V = 0.47819(14) nm(3), Z = 1. Cu2+ is coordinated in a distorted, octahedral manner by two water molecules, three oxygen atoms of the pyromellitate anions and one nitrogen atom of pyrazine (Cu-O 194.1(2)-229.3(3)pm; Cu-N 202.0(2)pm). The connection of Cu2+ and [C6H2(COO)(4))](4-) yields infinite strands, which are linked by pyrazine molecules to form a two-dimensional coordination polymer. Thermogravimetric analysis in air showed that the dehydrated compound was stable between 175 and 248 degrees C. Further heating yielded CuO.