At low temperatures, the mononuclear copper(I) complex of the tetradentate tripodal aliphatic amine Me6tren (Me6tren = tris(2-dimethylaminoethyl)amine) [CuI(Me6tren)(RCN)]+ first reversibly binds dioxygen to form a 1:1 Cu-O2species which further reacts reversibly with a second [CuI(Me6tren)(RCN)]+ ion to form the dinuclear 2:1 Cu2O2adduct. The reaction can be observed using low temperature stopped-flow techniques. The copper superoxo complexas well as the peroxo complex were characterized by resonance Raman spectroscopy. The spectral characteristicsand full kinetic and thermodynamic results for the reaction of [CuI(Me6tren)(RCN)]+ with dioxygen are reported.