A novel one-dimensional BTC coordination polymer [Zn3(BTC)3(H2O)12]n was synthesized by hydrothermal reaction of Zn(CH3COO)2 and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid(BTC) as raw materials.The structure was characterized by elemental analysis,single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.The title compound crystallizes in monoclinic space group C2,with a=17.424(5) nm,b=12.919(5) nm,c=6.577(5) nm,β=111.968(5)°,V=1.373 0(12) nm3,Z=2,Dc=1.999 g /cm3,μ=2.707 mm-1,F(000)=840,R1=0.031 5,wR2=0.078 9.