13,17,53,57-tetraphenyl-13,17,53,57-tetrathio-3,7-dithia-1,5(1,5)-di(1,5-diaza-3,7-diphosphacyclooctana)-2,4,6,8(1,4)-tetrabenzenacyclooctaphane 2b was obtained by sulfurization of the corresponding macrocyclic tetraphosphine 1b. The structure of the inclusion complex of tetrasulfide 2b with DMF was investigated by the X-ray crystal structure analysis. A novel for this type of cyclophanes and relatively rare conical-like conformation of the macrocycle was found. A methyl group from one of the solvating DMF molecules penetrates the macrocyclic cavity of 2b from the side of the wider rim. According to quantum-chemical simulations, this may be the reason of the unusual conical conformation of 2b because the cavity of the macrocycles of this type is highly flexible.