The thermal reaction of Ru 3 (CO) 12 (1) with salicylic acid, in the presence of triphenylphosphine, pyridine, or dimethylsulfoxide, afforded the dinuclear complexes Ru 2 (CO) 4 (μ-O 2 CC 6 H 4 OH) 2 L 2 (2) [L = PPh 3 (2a). C 5 H 5 N (2b); (CH 3 ) 2 SO (2c)]. Complex 2b was further reacted with the aromatic dimmines 2,2Ј-dipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline to give the cationic diruthenium complexes [Ru 2 (CO) 2 878 CO) 2 (μ-O 2 CC 6 H 4 OH)(NʝN) 2 ] + (3) [(NʝN) = 2,2Ј-dipyridine (3a); 1,10-phenanthroline (3b)], which were isolated as their tetraphenylborate salts. All five novel complexes were characterized spectroscopically and analytically . For 2a-2b and 3a-3b, single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies were also carried out.