The anion [Ru 2 Rh 2 (CO) 12 ] 2-(1) has been obtained by reaction of Ru 3 (CO) 12 with [Rh(CO) 4 ] -as [N(PPh 3 ) 2 ] + or (PPh 4 ) + salts; this species reacts with acids or AuPPh 3 Cl to give respectively [Ru 2 Rh 2 (CO) 12 H] -(2) and [Ru 2 Rh 2 (CO) 12 (AuPPh 3 )] -(3). The phosphonium salts (PPh 4 ) 2 [Ru 2 Rh 2 (CO) 12 ]‚THF (I), (PPh 4 )[Ru 2 Rh 2 (CO) 12 H] (II), and (PPh 4 )[Ru 2 Rh 2 (CO) 12(AuPPh 3 )] (III) were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction: I, space group P2 1 /n, Z ) 4, a ) 11.256(2) Å, b ) 26.712(2) Å, c ) 20.048(5) Å, β ) 90.45(2)°, R1 ) 0.048 for 4049 independent reflections with I > 3σ(I); II space group P2 1 /a, Z ) 4, a ) 12.453(2) Å, b ) 24.074(3) Å, c ) 13.174(2) Å, β ) 90.67(1)°, R1 ) 0.039 for 4034 independent reflections with I > 3σ(I); III, space group P2 1 /n, Z ) 4, a ) 11.720(2) Å, b ) 13.133(3) Å, c ) 35.614(2) Å, β ) 95.70( 1)°, R1 ) 0.054 for 4231 independent reflections with I > 3σ(I). Anions 1 and 2 have a tetrahedral Ru 2 Rh 2 metal frame, while in 3 there is a trigonalbipyramidal frame with one ruthenium atom and the gold atom in apical positions; in 2 the H atom bridges the Ru-Ru edge. 1 H and 31 P NMR spectra of, respectively, 2 and 3 are consistent with the crystal structures. 13 C NMR spectra of both 1 and 2 show evidence of fluxional behavior at 295 K which cannot be frozen at 178 K, where the signals collapse; compound 3 at room temperature shows a partially fluxional solution structure which becomes static at ca. 250 K.