One new coordination polymer of [Cu4I4(2,4,6-tmphenol)2(CH3CN)2]n (1, 2,4,6-tmphenol = 2,4,6-trimethylphenol) has been successfully prepared via the solvothermal reactions. Luminescence investigation demonstrates that the solids of 1 may be utilized as a good candidate for the orange luminescent materials. The ELIISA assay was conducted to measure the secretion of the basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) from the mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs). The expression of RUNX2 on the mesenchymal stem cells was determined with real-time RT-PCR to evaluate the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells.