Crystal Data for [M 2 (dimen) 4 ](Y) 2 salts. [Rh 2 (dimen) 4 ](TFPB) 2 : C 1 12 H 9 B 2 F 4 8 N 8 Rh 2 , M = 2693.40, orange irregular crystal (0.60 x 0.50 x 0.30 mm), triclinic, space group P 1 (No. 2), a = 13.287 (3) A, b = 13.792 (6) A, c = 17.953 (7) A, a = 86.90 (3)0, 0 = 89.44 (3)0, y= 69.76 (3)o, V = 3082 (4) A3, Pcalc = 1.451 g cm-3 , Z = 1; 20max = 43.90; 7940 reflections (7539 unique, Rint = 0.037), T = 24.0 oC, 3729 observations (338 parameters) converged to R = 0.093 (Rw = 0.106). [Rh 2 (dimen) 4 1[B(C 6 Hs) 4 1 2 : C 9 6 H 1 12 B 2 N 8 Rh 2 , M = 1605.428, red prism (0.30 x 0.33 x 0.41 mm), space group Pbca (No. 61), a = 19.390 (5) A, b = 29.492 (7) A, c = 30.970 (7) A,V= 17710 (7) A3, Pcalc = 1.204 g cm-3 , Z= 8; 26max = 40,00; 16793 reflections (7821 unique, Rint = 0.03 1), T = 23.0 oC, 7817 observations (505 parameters) converged to R = 0.104 (R, = 0.080). [Ir 2 (dimen) 4 1(PF 6) 2 : C 4 8 H 7 2 F 1 2 Ir 2 N 8 P 2 , M = 1435.53, dark prism (0.45 x 0.75 x 0.08 mm), triclinic, space group P 1 (No. 2), a = 13.605 (8) A, b = 14.196 (4) A, c = 9.464 (7) A, a = 94.96 (4)0, 0 = 104.21 (5)0, Y = 61.83 (3)O, V= 1561 (3) A3, Pcalc = 1.527 g cm-3 , Z= 1; 20max = 52.00; 6497 reflections (6045 unique, Rint = 0.048), T = 24.0 oC, 3520 observations (194 parameters) converged to R = 0.073 (Rw = 0.075). [1r 2 (dimen) 4 1(TFPB) 2 : C 1 12 H 9 6 B 2 F 4 8 Ir 2 N 8 , M = 2872.03, purple plate (0.30 x 0.25 x 0.05 mm), triclinic, space group P 1 (No. 2), a = 13.110 (5) A, b = 13.513 (3) A, c = 17.770 (4) A, a = 87.61 (2)0, P = 90.43 (2)0, y 70.10 (2)0, V= 2970 (3) A3, Pcalc = 1.606 g cm-3 , Z= 1; 26max = 32.00; 3211 reflections (2893 unique, Rit = 0.066), T=-101.0 oC, 1976 observations (330 parameters) converged to R = 0.079 (R, = 0.067). [Ir 2 (dimen) 4 1[B(C 6 Hs) 4)1 2 : C 9 6 H 1 12 B 2 Lr 2 N 8 , M = 1784.05, black prism (0.240 x 0.140 x 0.130 mm), orthorhombic, space group Pbca (No. 61), a = 19.32 (1) A, b = 29.45 (1) A, c = 30.92 (3) A, V= 17600 (33) A3, Pcalc = 1.346 g cm-3 , Z = 8; 20max = 43.90; 10753 reflections (all unique), T =-101.0 oC, 4771 observations (359 parameters) converged to R = 0.061 (Rw = 0.062).