Six-and twelve-membered heterocyclic carboranesubstituted bis(phosphino)hydrazines 1 and 2 were obtained selectively. Compound 1 was obtained as the major product in a 1:1 reaction, when the dilithiated o-carborane was added to 1,2-bis(dichlorophosphino)-1,2-diethylhydrazine, whereas the reverse addition led to 2 as the main product (2:2 reaction). Compound 1 was obtained only as the rac isomer, 2 as the [a] . FAB-MS, m/z: 693 (1 %, M + -C 2 H 5 ), 664 (2 %, M + -2C 2 H 5 ), 638 (3 %, M + -3C 2 H 5 ), 604 (M + -4C 2 H 5 ), 575 (1 %, M + -Cl -4C 2 H 5 ), 535 (1 %, M + -2Cl -4C 2 H 5 ), 463 (3 %, M + -4Cl -4C 2 H 5 ). rac-[{RhCl(η 4 -C 8 H 12 )} 2 {cyclo-1,2-(NEt) 2 -3,6-(PCl) 2 -4,5-(ortho-C 2 B 10 H 10 )-κP,κP′}] (3): [{Rh(μ-Cl)(cod)} 2 ] (0.30 g, 0.60 mmol) was dissolved in toluene (35 mL) and the solution added to a solution of 1 (0.22 g, 0.60 mmol) in toluene (35 mL). The solution was refluxed for 2 h and then concentrated to give an orange precipitate of 3. Single crystals of 3 were obtained from a concentrated toluene solution. Yield 0.47 g (90 %); m.p. 196°C, > 210°C (decomp.). 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , -60°C): 5.78 and 5.97 (m, br, 8H, CH=CH), 3.85 and 4.22 (m, vbr, 4H, CH 2 of NEt), 3.96 and 3.67 (m, br, 8H, CH 2 of cod), 3.65-1.54 (m, vbr, 10H, C 2 B 10 H 10 ), 2.31 and 2.58 (m, br, 8H, CH 2 of cod), 1.47 (m, br, 6H, CH 3 ) ppm. 11 B{ 1 H} NMR (CDCl 3 , -60°C): -6.5 (m, br, 10B) ppm. 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 , -60°C): 114.5 (dd, 1 J CRh = 69.5 Hz, 2 J CP = 11.6 Hz, 1 J CH = 158.0 Hz, CH=CH), 76.4 (s, br, C cluster ), 48.6 (dt, 2 J PC = 23.2 Hz, 1 J CH = 141.8 Hz, CH 2 in NEt 2 ), 29.1 and 33.0 (dd, 2 J CRh = 84.0 Hz, 1 J CH = 130.7 Hz, CH 2 in cod), 16.6 (dq, 3 J PC = 11.2 Hz, 1 J CH = 128 Hz, CH 3 ) ppm. 31 P{ 1 H} NMR (CDCl 3 , -60°C): 114.6 (d, 1 J PRh = 225.6 Hz) ppm. IR (KBr, cm -1 ): , 964m, 937m, 903w, 870m, 822s, 791m, 762m, 744s, 673w, 642s, 623w, 571s, 521s, 487s, 474s. FAB-MS, m/z: 818 (10 %, M + -Cl), 710 (3 %, M + -Cl -C 8 H 12 ), 607 (40 %, M + -Cl -Rh -C 8 H 12 ), 572 (100 %, M + -2Cl -Rh -C 8 H 12 ).