The preparation and properties of the thioether–pyridazine macrocycle (L4; C16H20S6N4) containing two pyridazine subunits, and its Cu(II), Cu(II)Cu(I), and Cu(I) complexes are described. The ligand is characterized by 1H nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry, and the complexes by infrared, eleetronic spectra, and magnetism, and in some cases by X-ray crystallography. The complex [Cu2(L4)Cl4]x, (1) crystallized in the triclinic system, space group [Formula: see text] with a = 8.6204(8) Å, b = 9.850(1) Å, c = 8.348(1) Å, α = 111.46(1)°, β = 102.50(1)°, γ = 71.818(9)°, V = 622.6(1) Å3, and Z = 1 (R = 0.043, Rw = 0.042 for 1312 reflections). Two monodentate pyridazine rings in the same ligand bind to one trans square-planar copper centre (CuN2Cl2) with two sulfurs from each ligand binding to another trans square-planar copper centre (CuS2Cl2) to form a polynuclear chain. The complex [Cu(L4)Cl2] (3) crystallized in the triclinic system, space group [Formula: see text] with a = 11.001(1) Å, b = 12.888(2) Å, c = 8.704(1) Å, α = 102.89(1)°, β = 103.36(1)°,γ = 75.84(1)°, V = 1145.8(3) Å3 and Z = 2 (R = 0.056, Rw = 0.044 for 2059 reflections). A trans square-planar structure (CuN2Cl2) exists for 3 with monodentate pyridazines. [Cu(L4)(NO3)2] (4) crystallized in the orthorhombic system, space group P212121, with a = 15.148(2) Å, b = 15.562(3) Å, c = 11.064(1) Å, V = 2608.2(7) Å3 and Z = 4 (R = 0.039, Rw = 0.034 for 1864 reflections). Two monodentate pyridazine rings and two bidentate nitrates bind to a pseudo-octahedral copper(II) centre.