Two new pressure-dependent pseudo-polymorphism complexes, a 2D polymeric {[Cu 2 (TBA)]•2H 2 O} n (1) and a dinuclear [Cu 2 (TBA)(H 2 O) 2 ]•2H 2 O (2), were successfully obtained and demonstrated to possess weak antiferromagnetic properties. The synthesis has been achieved through a novel onepot reaction where four DMBA (DMBA = 1,3-dimethyl-barbitiric acid) molecules tetramerized in situ with EtOH to give (TBA) 4− (H 4 TBA = 1,1′,2,2′-tetra-barbiturate-ethene) ligand. This unprecedented tetramerization involves one-pot formation of one new CC bond and four new C−C bonds. It was shown that the formation of 1 strictly relied on the use of Cu(II) ion and EtOH and that reactions of oxidation, Knoevenagel condensation, and Michael addition probably induce the tetramerization.