Two new tetranuclear copper(II) complexes [Cu 4 (μ 4 -O)(L 1 )-Cl 4 ] (1) and [Cu 4 (μ 4 -O)(L 2 ) 2 Cl 4 ] (2), where H 2 L 1 is a macrocyclic ligand resulting from [2+2] condensation of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol (DFF) and 1,3-bis(aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane, and HL 2 is a 1:2 condensation product of DFF with trimethylsilyl p-aminobenzoate, have been prepared. The structures of the products were established by Xray diffraction. The complexes have been characterised by FTIR, UV/Vis spectroscopy, ESI mass-spectrometry and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The latter revealed that[a] Petru www.eurjic.org FULL PAPER several metal ions, depending on the number, type and position of donor atoms, the ionic radii of metals, and coordination properties of the counterions. Recently, we reported a series of metal complexes with Schiff bases resulting from reactions of disiloxane-containing diamine, 1,3-bis(3aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane, with 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde derivatives, [10] pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde [11] or 2,6-diformylphenol. [12] The flexible siloxane unit confers specific properties to the final product, for example, low intermolecular forces, low surface free-energy, large free-volume, good thermal, oxidative and UV stability, and high environmental and bio-compatibility. [13] Following our interest in metal complexes with both open-chain and macrocyclic siloxane-based ligands, we report herein on the synthesis of two tetranuclear copper(II) complexes, [Cu 4 (μ 4 -O)(L 1 )Cl 4 ] (1) and [Cu 4 (μ 4 -O)(L 2 ) 2 Cl 4 ] (2), where H 2 L 1 is a macrocyclic ligand resulting from [2+2] condensation of DFF and 1,3-bis(aminopropyl)tetramethyldisiloxane (the only commercially available siloxanebased diamine), and HL 2 is a 1:2 condensation product of DFF with trimethylsilyl p-aminobenzoate, which is a new amine prepared in one of our laboratories (see Schemes 1 and 2). The complete characterisation, including singlecrystal X-ray diffraction and magnetic susceptibility measurements, are described. Finally, the catalytic activities in hydrocarboxylation and oxidation of alkanes and 1-phenylethanol are reported. Scheme 1. Synthesis of [Cu 4 (μ 4 -O)(L 1 )Cl 4 ] (1).