CsCu 3 O 2 was prepared via the azide route. Stoichiometric mixtures of the precursors (CsN 3 , Cu 2 O and CuO) were heated in a special regime up to 450°C and annealed at this temperature for 50 h in silver crucibles. Single crystals have been grown by subsequent annealing of as prepared powders at 450°C for 2000 h in silver crucibles, which were sealed in glass ampoules under dried Ar. According to the X-ray analysis of the crystal structure (P3m1, Alkalioxocuprates(I) are known to form three families of general compositions A 3 Cu 5 O 4 (A ϭ K [1, 2], Rb [3], Cs [2, 3]; K 2 RbCu 5 O 4 , KRb 2 Cu 5 O 4 [3]), ACuO (A ϭ Li [4Ϫ6], Na [6, 7], K [5, 6], Rb [6, 7] and Cs [8]), and A 3 CuO 2 (A ϭ K [9], Rb [10] and Na 2 KCuO 2 [11]). Their crystal structures are all dominated by the presence of linear units CuO 2 , in different connectivities, depending on the respective Cu/O-ratio. In spite of the fact that argentates(I) of the type AAg 3 O 2 (A ϭ Li [12], Na [13]) have been shown to exist, no copper analogue has been reported, so far. Here we present the synthesis and structure determination of CsCu 3 O 2 , a first representative.