The metal cluster carbonyl compounds, Rh,(CO),, and [Pt3(CO),];t-( n = 5 , 6 ) have been deposited from solution onto alumina and silica supports. Exposure to air results in decarbonylation of the surface supported compounds in each case. Gas adsorption and IR measurements for the alumina supported rhodium material indicate a unique and interesting chemistry in which CO and oxygen react with a surface species to form CO, and the surface rhodium material is reversibly converted from a fully carbonylated form [apparently Rh,(CO),,] to a fully oxygenated (decarbonylated) form which may retain the Rh6 cluster integrity.The supported platinum complexes displayed a more conventional chemistry. After deposition on alumina or silica they could be decarbonylated in air. Exposure to CO failed to regenerate the starting material, but behavior consistent with that reported for conventional reduced Pt on alumina or silica was observed.