Ethylenediamine (en) solutions of [P7M(CO)3]3– (M = Cr, W) react with weak acids to give [HP7M(CO)3]2– ions where M = Cr (4 a) and W (4 b) in high yields. Competition studies with known acids revealed a pKa range for 4 b in DMSO of 17.9 to 22.6. The [P7M(CO)3]3– complexes also react with one‐half equivalent of I2 to give 4 through an oxidation/hydrogen atom abstraction process. Labeling studies show that the abstracted hydrogen originates from the [K(2,2,2‐crypt)]+ ions or from the solvent (DMSO‐d6) in the absence of [K(2,2,2‐crypt)]+ or other good hydrogen atom donors. In the solid state, the ions have no crystallographic symmetry but in solution they show virtual Cs symmetry (31P NMR spectroscopy) due to an intramolecular wagging process. Crystallographic data for [K(2,2,2‐crypt)]2[HP7W(CO)3]: triclinic, P 1, a = 10.9709(8) Å, b = 13.9116(10) Å, c = 19.6400(14) Å, α = 92.435(6)°, β = 93.856(6)°, γ = 108.413(6)°, V = 2831.2(4) Å3, Z = 2, R(F) = 7.65%, R(wF2) = 14.17% for all 7400 reflections. For [K(2,2,2‐crypt)]2[HP7Cr(CO)3]: triclinic, P 1, a = 12.000(3) Å, b = 14.795(3) Å, c = 17.421(4) Å, α = 93.01(2)°, β = 93.79(2)°, γ = 110.72(2)°, V = 2877(2) Å3, Z = 2.