New pyrazine (pz)-and 4,4′-bipyridine (4,4′-bpy)bridged octahedral hexanuclear rhenium(III) cluster dimers, [{Re 6 (μ 3 -S) 8 Cl 5 } 2 (μ-L)] 6− (L = pz, [1] 6− ; L = 4,4′-bpy, [2] 6− ), with 2 × 24 d-electrons {Re 6 (24e)} 2 were obtained in a single-step reaction via photoirradiation of [Re 6 (μ 3 -S) 8 Cl 6 ] 4− with L in a 2:1 ratio at room temperature. The {Re 6 (23e)} 2 dimers, [{Re 6 (μ 3 -S) 8 Cl 5 } 2 (μ-L)] 4− (L = pz, [1′] 4− ; L = 4,4′-bpy, [2′] 4− ), were synthesized through two-electron oxidation of [1] 6− and [2] 6− , respectively. The single-crystal X-ray structures of [1] 6− and [1′] 4− were determined, revealing structural distortion of the Re 6 core of [1′] 4− due to the Jahn−Teller effect. The cyclic voltammograms of [1] 6− and [2] 6− showed two steps of one-electron redox processes attributable to Re 6 (23e)Re 6 (24e)/{Re 6 (24e)} 2 and {Re 6 (23e)} 2 / Re 6 (23e)Re 6 (24e), respectively. The separation between the two redox potentials is small (0.056 V for [1] 6− and 0.039 V for [2] 6− ). The magnetic susceptibilities of [1′] 4− and [2′] 4− were almost temperature-independent, with values of 2.98 and 2.85 μ B , respectively, indicating paramagnetism. These results suggest weak electronic interaction between two cluster units bridged by pz or 4,4′-bpy in the intercluster mixed valence state. The compounds [1] 6− and [2] 6− show photoluminescence in the near-infrared region at 296 K in the solid state.