A new N2S2Ni complex based on the 1,4-diazacycloheptane (dach) framework allows the study of the effects of ring size, in fused diamines, on the structural and chemical properties of nickel(II) dithiolate and dithioether complexes. Compared to its 1,5-diazacyclooctane (daco) derivatives, the dithiolate complex (bmedach)Ni and the S-templated, macrocyclic dithioether complex (propyl-bmedach)NiBr2 show decreased cavity sizes with narrower <N-Ni-N angles (by ca. 6 degrees) and wider <S-Ni-S angles (also by ca. 6 degrees). The electrochemical properties of the dithiolate complexes based on dach and daco are nearly identical, while the (propyl-bmedach)NiBr2 complex shows a 140 mV destabilization of the Ni-I oxidation state relative to its daco analogue. Molecular structures for the (bmedach)Ni and (propyl-bmedach)NiBr2 complexes and their respective electrochemical and spectroscopic properties are reported.