By alternating-current electrochemical technique, starting front CuCl2 center dot 2H(2)O and tetraallylsilane (TAS), crystals of the pi complex [Cu5Cl5(CH2-CH=CH2)(4)Si] (1) were obtained, FTIR characterized and structurally investigated. The structure of I is monoclinic, space group P2(1)/n, a = 12.292(3), b = 12.083(3), c = 13.356(3) angstrom, beta = 90.19(3)degrees, V = 1983.7(9) angstrom(3) [at 100(2) K] Z = 4; R-1 = 0.0379, wR(2) = 0.1040 for 3583 reflections. The TAS molecule behaves as a tetradentate cross-bridged ligand linking four (Cu5Cl5)(infinity) fragments through the C=C bonds. The influence of the inorganic part and ligand symmetries combined with their conformational abilities on the overall crystal symmetry is discussed.