Two novel 1,2,4‐triazole‐based copper(II) complexes have been synthesized and structurally characterized by X‐ray crystallography: [Cu2LCl3]·0.5[CuCl4]·EtOH (1) and [Cu2LBr3]·Br·H2O (2) (L = 3,5‐bis{[bis(2‐methoxyethyl)amino]methyl}‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐4‐amine). Single‐crystal diffraction reveals that the two Cu atoms have a distorted octahedral geometry for 2, but one Cu atom is in a distorted square‐pyramidal environment and the other one is in a distorted octahedral environment for 1 because of the different bridged halogen atoms. The interactions of the two complexes with calf thymus DNA (CT‐DNA) have been investigated by UV absorption, fluorescence spectroscopy, circular dichroism spectroscopy, viscosity measurements and cyclic voltammetry. The apparent binding constant (Kapp) values for complexes 1 and 2 are 2.98 × 106 and 4.05 × 106 M–1. Furthermore, both the compounds display efficient oxidative cleavage of supercoiled DNA in the presence of external agents. The rate constants for the conversions of supercoiled to nicked DNA are 4.38 × 10–4 s–1 (for 1) and 5.26 × 10–4 s–1 (for 2). (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2010)