The title coordination polymer 1, {[Cu-8(btb)(2)(CN)(8)]center dot 3H(2)O}(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, beta = 121.891(4)degrees, V = 2.0066(9) nm(3), C24H30Cu8N20O3, M-r = 1155.00, D-c = 1.912 g/cm(3), mu(MoK alpha) = 4.209 mm(-1), F(000) = 1140, GOF = 1.184, Z = 2, the final R = 0.0634 and wR = 0.1503 for I> 2 sigma(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.