The tricoordinated cationic Cu I complex [Cu(κ 2 -P,P′-DPEphos)(κ 1 -P-DPEphos)][BF 4 ] (1) (DPEphos ) bis(2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl) ether) containing a dangling phosphorus center was synthesized from the reaction of [Cu(CH 3 CN) 4 ][BF 4 ] with DPEphos in a 1:2 molar ratio in dichloromethane. When complex 1 is treated with MnO 2 , elemental sulfur, or selenium, the uncoordinated phosphorus atom undergoes oxidation to form a PdE bond resulting in the formation of complexes of the type [Cu(κ 2 -P,P′-DPEphos)(κ 2 -P,E-DPEphos-E)][BF 4 ] (2, E ) O; 3, E ) S; 4, E ) Se) containing a Cu−E bond. The zigzag polymeric Cu I complex [Cu(κ 2 -P,P′-DPEphos)(µ-4,4′-bpy)] n [BF 4 ] n (5) was prepared by the reaction of [Cu(CH 3 CN) 4 ][BF 4 ] with DPEphos and 4,4′-bipyridine in an equimolar ratio. The stereochemical influences of DPEphos on its coordination behavior are examined by density functional theory calculations.