The new neutral PhSb(dmid) (dmid 2-) 4,5-dithiolato-1,3-dithiol-2-one) complex has been synthesized upon reaction of deprotected 1,3,4,6-tetrathiapentalene-2,5-dione with dichlorophenylstibine. Single-crystal X-ray structure determination shows an original threedimensional network in the solid state, via Sb---O and Sb---S secondary interactions, based on an octagonal "Sb 4 S 4 " motif. Not only PhSb(dmid) but also PhSb(dmit) (dmit 2-) 4,5dithiolato-1,3-dithiole-2-thione) reacts with a second 1 equiv of dithiolate to give a series of highly reactive dianionic complexes, unknown so far. One of these complexes, [Me 4 N] 2 [PhSb-(dmid) 2 ], was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray measurements. Both dithiolene ligands, lying in the equatorial plane of a distorted octahedron, are unsymmetrically coordinated, with two Sb-S distances much longer than the other two. These dianionic species reacted with 1 equiv of PhSbCl 2 to give, unexpectedly, a series of Sb(V) [Ph 2 Sb(dithiolene) 2 ]complexes. The same compounds were obtained directly upon slow addition of 1 equiv of PhSbCl 2 on the corresponding dithiolate suspensions. This demonstrates that dianionic [PhSb III (dithiolene) 2 ] 2species are key intermediates in the synthesis of [Ph 2 Sb V (dithiolene) 2 ]salts. The single-crystal X-ray structure determination of the tetraethylammonium salts of [Ph 2 Sb(dmid) 2 ] -, [Ph 2 Sb(dmit) 2 ] -, and [Ph 2 Sb(dmid)(dmit)]show a distorted-octahedral coordination geometry for the Sb center with a cis configuration of the phenyl groups. This is preserved also in solution, as established by 13 C NMR. Using the same technique, combined with 1 H NMR, in a scrambling experiment, a fast dithiolene exchange has been emphasized. In the case of the [Ph 2 Sb(dmid) 2 ]salt, two polymorphs, with different folding angles along the S---S hinge, were crystallized.