2,2-Bis(2-phenylethyl)-1-methylenecyclopropane reacts with RhH(CO)(PPh 3 ) 3 at room temperature and with IrH(CO)(PPh 3 ) 3 at 70 °C to form the 3-butenyl complexes of these metals, M{η 1 :η 2 -CH 2 C(CH 2 CH 2 Ph) 2 CHdCH 2 }(CO)(PPh 3 ) 2 (1, M ) Rh; 2, M ) Ir). Heating 1 at 55 °C liberates 1,1-bis(2-phenylethyl)-1,3-butadiene, while the thermal reaction of 2 at 110 °C forms a mixture of 3-methyl-3-vinyl-1,5-diphenyl-1-pentene (48% NMR yield) and 3-methyl-3-vinyl-1,5-diphenylpentane (15% NMR yield). The reactions of excess amounts of 2,2-bis(2-phenylethyl)-1-methylenecyclopropane with RhH(CO)(PPh 3 ) 3 at 55 °C and with IrH-(CO)(PPh 3 ) 3 at 115 °C afford the alkenyl complexes trans-Rh{ 4), respectively. The reaction mechanisms are discussed on the basis of the results of the reactions under different conditions. HCtCC(CH 2 CH 2 Ph) 2 CH 3 reacts with MH(CO)(PPh 3 ) 3 (M ) Rh, Ir) to afford the alkynyl complexes trans-M{CtCC(CH 2 CH 2 Ph) 2 CH 3 }(CO)(PPh 3 ) 2 (5, M ) Rh; 6, M ) Ir) via oxidative addition of the C(alkyne)-H bond to the metal center and subsequent elimination of H 2 .