Monovalent cations (M
+ = Na
+, K
+, Rb
+, and NH
4+) and 12-crown-4 were assembled to new supramolecularcation (SC
+) structures of the M
+(12-crown-4)
n (
n = 1 and 2), which were incorporated into the electricallyconducting Ni(dmit)
2 salts (dmit = 2-thioxo-1,3-dithiole-4,5-dithiolate). The Na
+, K
+, and Rb
+ salts are isostructural with a stoichiometry of the M
+(12-crown-4)
2[Ni(dmit)
2]
4, while the NH
4+ salt has a stoichiometry ofNH
4+(12-crown-4)[Ni(dmit)
2]
3(CH
3CN)
2. The electrical conductivities of the Na
+, K
+, Rb
+, and NH
4+ salts atroom temperature are 7.87, 4.46, 0.78, and 0.14 S cm
-1, respectively, with a semiconducting temperaturedependence. The SC
+ structures of the Na
+, K
+, and Rb
+ salts have an ion-capturing sandwich-type cavity ofM
+(12-crown-4)
2, in which the M
+ ion is coordinated by eight oxygen atoms of the two 12-crown-4 molecules.On the other hand, the NH
4+ ion is coordinated by four oxygen atoms of the 12-crown-4 molecule. Judging fromthe M
+-O distances, thermal parameters of oxygen atoms, and vibration spectra, the thermal fluctuation of theNa
+(12-crown-4)
2 structure is larger than those of K
+(12-crown-4)
2 and Rb
+(12-crown-4)
2. The SC
+ unit withthe larger alkali metal cation gave a stress to the Ni(dmit)
2 column, and the SC
+ structure changed the
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overlap mode and electrically conducting behavior.