The new dimethylgold pseudohalides [ (CH3)2AuNCSe]2 and [(CH3)2AuNCO]% have been synthesized and found t o be dimeric from molecular weight measurements. The selenocyanate is assigned a centric C2h structure analogous to that of [(CH3)2AuNCS]2 on the basis of laser Raman, infrared, and proton magnetic resonance spectra. On similar grounds, the cyanate is assigned a nitrogen-bridged D 2 h structure which is closely related to that of [ ( C H~) Z A~N~] Z .For comparison, the Raman spectrum of KNCO was determined. Dimethylgold cyanide is tetrameric in solution as are the diethyl and di-12-propyl derivatives which have long been known. The proton resonance spectra are inconsistent with the simple Cah skeletal structure which is generally accepted, and it is suggested that the cyanides are disordered in some of the molecules. All three compounds undergo bridge-splitting reactions with bases, and the cis complexes (CHa)zAu(NCO)P(CeH5)3, (CH3)zAu-(NCO)As(CeH&, and (CHa)zAu(CN)P(CeH5)3 have been isolated and characterized. The selenocyanate reacts quantitatively with P(CsH5)3 in solution to yield cis-(CHa)zAu(SeCN)P(CsH5)3, but a pure product could not be isolated. The reactions of the dimethylgold halides and pseudohalides are summarized and compared with those of the related T-allylpalladium(I1) and dicarbonylrhodium(1) compounds.