the ionic species 2–4 were obtained. No major differences in the coordination pattern of the macrocyle were noted by changing the anion. The molecular structures determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction of both 2 and 3·2CHCl3 revealed a hexadentate N,S,Se coordination behavior of the folded ligand, thus resulting in a distorted octahedral environment around silver(I) in the cations. Similarly with the situation observed in 1,