The controlled aggregation of low-coordinate, transitionmetal complexes can lead to the generation of unusual oligomers, polymers or clusters. Inspired by Hoffmann's treatise on tetrahedral units as building blocks, [1,2] we sought "XMY" species as potential monomers for [M(m-X)(m-Y)] n , an oligomer or polymer based on the edge-connectivity of tetrahedra. Literature precedent [3] suggested the use of bulky thiolate and halide ligands as the m-X and m-Y linkages. [5,6] hence desymmetrization was viewed as one means toward oligomerization. FeX 2 (thf) 2 and one equivalent of tBu 3 SiSNa(thf) x (x = 1.4-1.7) were stirred for 18-24 h to provide yellow [(X 2 Fe)(m-SSitBu 3 ) 2 {FeX(thf)}]Na(thf) 4 (2 a, X = Cl, 74 %; 2 b, X= Br, 86 %) and cis-[{I(thf)Fe} 2 -(m-SSitBu 3 ) 2 ] (3, 75 %) upon isolation. The structures of 1, 2 b and 3 were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, and quenching studies (D 2 O/DCl in D 3 COD) suggested that 2 a has the same thiolate:THF ratio (1:3.9) as 2 b. Elemental analyses were indeterminate, probably because of variable desolvation. Each complex has a m eff consistent with an S = 2 ground state (Evans' method [7] in [D 8 ]THF) and little orbital contribution: 2 a, 4.8 m B ; 2 b, 4.5 m B ; 3, 4.8 m B .If the solvent (THF) was removed after the above procedures, and the remaining solids were heated under vacuum (2 a, 808C, 1.5 h; 2 b, 798C, 2 h); 3, 117 8C, 5 h) and extracted into benzene, then desolvation and aggregation occurred, but not to the expected polymers. Instead, ferrous wheels [Fe(m-X)(m-SSitBu 3 )] n (C 6 H 6 ) m (X = Cl, n = 12, 4 a, 45 %;[8] X = Br, n = 12, 4 b, 72%) [9] and the ferrous ellipse [Fe(m-I)(m-SSitBu 3 )] 14 (C 6 H 6 ) m (5, 16%) [10] were isolated by crystallization. The structures of these complexes were determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, [11] but the benzene molecules of solvation, determined from quenching studies to be~0.5-1.0 equivalent per Fe atom, exhibited significant disorder, and were removed from the refinement by using PLATON methods.The chloride ferrous wheel, 4 a (Figure 1), packs in a tetragonal array of columns; the bromide derivative, 4 b, is isomorphous. The wheels consist of edge-shared tetrahedra, with the inner diameter comprises m-X ligands, and the periphery composed of m-SSitBu 3 linkages. The orientation of each shared tetrahedral edge alternates relative to the ring plane such that the three different transannular X···X separations are basically the same (4 a, 9.484 (29) av; 4 b, 9.483 (22) av) Because of the greater size of Br ion, the iron atoms in 4 b are slightly displaced towards the outside of the wheel relative to 4 a.The iodide ellipse, 5 (Figure 2) is constructed of tetrahedra linked on the perimeter by m-SSitBu 3 ligands, and internally by bridging iodides. Ellipse 5 also packs in columnar fashion, and has transannular d(I···I) of 11.101 (2), 11.499 (2), 12.402 (2) and 13.469 (2) . The tetrahedra form a ring with the iodides inside, despite the d(FeI) av = 2.672 (11) that is substantially long...