The addition of triphenylphosphine (PPh3), into [Et4N]4[Cu4(mnt)4] shifted its characteristic electronic spectral band at 377 nm to 372 nm which is identical to that of the monomeric species, [Et4N][Cu(mnt)(PPh3)]. This reaction was followed by electrochemical study and also by 31P NMR spectroscopy. Such interconversion with the participation of breaking of bridging copper-$\mu_3$-sulfur bond with the formation of new copper-phosphorous bond led to the development of a catalytic cycle using excess PPh3 and S or Se as the reacting substrates. The turnover number for the oxidation of PPh3 by S was found to be $0.8 \times 10^{-2} s^{-1}$ and that with Se was $0.6 \times 10^{-2} s^{-1}$ using this catalytic system.
