The new Cu(I) complex [Cu(PNPNTPh-Ph)Cl] (1) containing the tridentate PNP pincer ligand N,N '-bis(diphenylphosphino)-2,6-diamino-4-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine was obtained from the reaction of [Cu(SMe2)Cl](n) with the ligand as ether solvate 1(.)0.5Et(2)O. 1 was independently obtained from a reaction mixture containing the ligand and the Cu(II) precursor CuCl(2)(.)2H(2)O in 50 % yield alongside with the Cu(II) coordination polymer [Cu(O2PPh2)(2)](n) (2). From the reaction of Cu(NO3)(2) . 3H(2)O with PNPNTPh-Ph in the presence of pyridine the complexes [Cu(O2PPh2)(2)(Py)(2)(H2O)] (3), [Cu(O2PPh2)(Py)(2)(NO3)](2) (4), and [Cu(Py)(4)(NO3)(2)]Py-. (5), were obtained, 2, 3, and 4 contain diphenyl-phosphinate ligands. The underlying redox reaction of the ligand and Cu(II) yielding the oxidised ligands observed in the by-products and the Cu(I) product complex was further studied using electrochemistry and …