An intriguing and unique system has been observed during the otherwise routine study of the cobalt(III) complex of trans-1,2-cyclohexanedinitrilotetraacetic acid (CyDTA). Using classical spectrophotometric methods to determine the stoichiometry and the stability of a complex, significant deviations from the predicted 1:1 complex were observed in a system buffered at pH = 4.6. It is postulated that in addition to the usual 1:1 complex, the propensity of the reactants to form complexes and the strong oxidizing conditions used in this investigation result in the formation of a second, higher order complex between Co(III) and CyDTA. When the concentration of CyDTA exceeds that of Co(III), the metal:ligand ratio for this complex is 1:2. A structure is proposed, and approximate stability constants of both complexes are discussed.