The reaction of [Cu(PF 6 ) 2 (py) 4 ] (py = pyridine) with [Cu(CH 3 SO 3 ) 2 (py) 4 ], both of which are Werner-type Cu(II) complexes, in a MeOH solution led to the formation of a onedimensional framework composed of [-{Cu (1) 6 (57 mg, 0.1 mmol) were dissolved in MeOH (10 mL) and excess diethyl ether was added to the MeOH solution. Then, the MeOH/diethyl ether solution was allowed to stand in a refrigerator. After a few hours, blue prismatic crystals of 1 and needle crystals, which have not yet been characterized, were obtained. ORTEP drawing of the one-dimensional chain of 1 (50% probability; symmetry operations: *-x + 1, -y + 1, -z + 1, **-x, -y, -z).The hydrogen atoms are omitted for clarity.The crystal structure of 1 was determined by a singlecrystal X-ray diffraction analysis at 173 K.7 Figure 1 shows the ORTEP view around the Cu(II) ions. In the crystal, there are three crystallographically independent Cu(II) ions bridged by inorganic CH 3 SO 3 -or organic MeO -anions. Cu(1) has a square-pyramidal environment with two py molecules and two MeO -anions in the equatorial plane and one CH 3 SO 3 -anion at an axial site. The Cu-O (CH 3 SO 3 -) bond distance of 2.409(3) Å is considerably longer than the equatorial Cu-N (py) and Cu-O (MeO -) distances (1.919(3)-2.011(3) Å), indicative of a Jahn-Teller effect. The remaining axial site is occupied by an oxygen atom of the CH 3 SO 3 -anion (Cu•••O distance = 2.829(3) Å) bridging between Cu(1) and Cu(2). Two MeO -anions bridge two Cu(1) ions to form the dinuclear core of {Cu 2 (MeO) 2 }, which has been seen in a large number of related Cu(II) complexes.8 Cu(2) forms an elongated octahedral center with four py molecules in the basal plane and two CH 3 SO 3 -anions (Cu(2)-O(2) = 2.506(3) and Cu(2)-O(4) = 2.377(3) Å) at the axial sites. This coordination environment is similar to that of the starting material, [Cu(CH 3 SO 3 ) 2 (py) 4 ]. Cu(3) also has an elongated octahedral environment with three py molecules and one CH 3 SO 3 -anion (Cu(3)-O(7) = 2.000(3) Å) in the equatorial plane and two CH 3 SO 3 -anions (Cu(3)-O(5) = 2.451(3) and Cu(3)-O(8)** = 2.371(3) Å, symmetry operation: *-x, -y, -z) at the axial sites. We found three crystallographically independent CH 3 SO 3 -anions. The first one bridges the Cu(1) and Cu(2) ions from the axial sites. The second one links the Cu(2) and Cu(3) ions from the axial sites. In contrast, the third one connects two Cu(3) ions from both axial and equatorial sites, as shown in Figure 1. As a result, the one-dimensional coordination framework composed of [-{Cu (1)