(meso-5,7,7,12,14,14-Hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclo-tetra-deca-4,11-diene)copper(II) bis-[O,O'-bis-(4-methyl-phen-yl) dithio-phosphate].

The title compound, [Cu(C(16)H(32)N(4))](C(14)H(14)O(2)PS(2))(2) or [Cu(trans[14]dien)][S(2)P(OC(6)H(4)Me-4)(2)](2), where trans[14]dien is meso-5,7,7,12,14,14-hexa-methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra-azacyclo-tetra-deca-4,11-diene, was obtained by the reaction of [Cu(trans[14]dien)](ClO(4))(2) and [(C(2)H(5))(2)NH](2) [S(2)P(OC(6)H(4)Me-4)(2)](2). The Cu(II) atom lies on a centre of inversion and possesses a relatively undistorted square-planar coordination arrangement with four N atoms of the macrocyclic tetra-mine trans[14]dien [Cu-N = 1.9716 (19) and 2.