N,N,N′,N′‐Tetrakis(2‐pyridylmethyl)benzene‐1,3‐diamine (1,3‐tpbd), a bis(tridentate) ligand, its protonated derivative, [1,3‐tpbdH2]2+, and a series of new dinuclear complexes [Fe2(1,3‐tpbd)(CH3CN)6](ClO4)4·(CH3CN)2·(H2O)0.5 (1), [Fe2(1,3‐tpbd)(DMF)6](ClO4)4 (2), [Ni2(1,3‐tpbd)(DMF)6](ClO4)4 (3), [Zn2(1,3‐tpbd)(CH3CN)2(SO3CF3)2(H2O)](SO3CF3)2 (4), [Zn2(1,3‐tpbd)Cl4]·H2O (5), [CuZn(1,3‐tpbd)Cl4] (7) and the tetranuclear copper(II) complex [Cu2(1,3‐tpbd)2(H2O)2](ClO4)4·2H2O (8) have been prepared and structurally characterized. Complex 8, a so called “dimetallocyclophane”, interestingly only formed in the presence of zinc ions and not when copper(II) ions were mixed stoichiometrically (1:1 mixtures) under aerobic conditions. Theoretical calculations provide evidence for the formation of a side‐on dinuclear peroxido copper complex during the oxidation of the (1,3‐tpbd)copper(I) complex. A possible reaction product, the dinuclear copper complex [Cu2(2,6‐tpcd)(H2O)(Cl)](ClO4)2·2H2O (9) of a phenolate derivative of 1,3‐tpbd was synthesized and structurally characterized independently from oxidation reactions from copper(II) perchlorate and the ligand 2,6‐bis[bis(2‐pyridylmethyl)amino]‐p‐cresol. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007)