This paper reports the controlled synthesis, characterization, and study of a series of pyrrolyl-and phospholyl-containing transition-metal sandwich complexes stabilized by cyclic Et2C2B3H,1-' (n = 3,5) carborane units, including the f i t triple-decker complexes of N-or P-containing heterocychc ligands. The reaction of the nid~-Et&~B,H; ion with CoC12 and a dimethyl-or tetramethylpyrrolide ion in THF generated the sandwich complexes (q5-NC4Me2Ft&~(Et&2B4H4) (la/lb, R = Me, H) together with the corresponding "decapitated" species (q5-NC4Me2FQCo(Et&2B3H5) (2a/2b, R = Me, H); in each case, subsequent treatment of the mixture with TMEDA (tetramethylethylenediamine) generated pure 2a or 2b. The reaction of the cobaltacarborane anion Cp*Co(Et,C,B,I-&)-with CoCl, and a di-or tetramethylpyrrolide ion in THF yielded the dicobalt triple-deckers (q5-NC4Me2R2)Co(Et2C2B3H3)CoCp* (5a/5b, R = Me, H). Reaction of the cymene-ruthenium-carborane complex anion (MeC6H4CHMe,)Ru(Et&B3H4)-with C0C12 and a di-or tetramethylpyrrolide ion afforded the cobalt-ruthenium triple-decker complexes (q5-NC4Me2R2)Co-(Et2C2B3H3)Ru(q6-1,4-MeC6H4CHMe2) (8a/8b, R = Me, H). Treatment of the deprotonated anion of 2a with CoCl, and NC4Me4-gave the bis(pyrroly1) triple-decker complex (q5-NC4Me4),Coz(EtzC2B3H3) (9). Although 5a reacted with CH31 to give the N-methyl cationic derivative 12, similar treatment of the dimethylpyrrolyl species 5b resulted only in iodo substitution at the central boron atom, B(5). Attempts at nucleophilic substitution at the ring nitrogen on the triple-decker pyrrolyl complexes, via reactions with alkyl halides, gave only B-halo derivatives. However, treatment of the monopyrrolyl and bis(pyrroly1) triple-decker complexes 5a and 9 with BH,.THF formed N-BH3 and NJV'-(BH3)2 adducts. The phmpholyl analogue of l a was prepared via the reaction of the tetramethylphospholide anion with nido-Et2C2B4H5-and CoCl,, forming the desired species (q5-PC4Me4)Co(Et2C2B4H4) (25), which was readily converted to (q5-PC4Me4)Co(Et2C2B3H5) (26) via treatment with wet TMEDA. The cobaltacarborane anion Cp*Co-(EhC2B3H6)-underwent a similar reaction to give the phospholyl-containing triple-decker (q5-PC4Me4)-Co(Et,C2B,H3)CoCp* (27); a cobalt-ruthenium analogue, (PC,Me4)Co(Et&,B3H3)Ru(MeC6-H4CHMe2) (2% was synthesized from the (MeC6H4~HMe2)Ru(Et&2B3H4)-anion, CoCl,, and the PC4Me4 ion. Reactions of the (q5-PC4Me4)Co(Et2C2B3H4) anion (26-) with CoCl, and with PC4Me4-or NC4Me4-ions gave, respectively, a bis(phospholy1) triple-decker, (PC4Me4),Co2(Et2C2B3H3) (29), and a phospholyl-pyrrolyl triple-decker, (PC4Me4)Co(Et&,B3H3)Co(NC4Me4) (30). All of the new double-and triple-decker sandwich species were isolated via column and/or plate chromatography as crystalline solids or oils and were characterized via multinuclear NMR, IR, UV-visible, and mass spectra, supported by X-ray diffraction data on 9 (to be reported elsewhere) and 30. Except for 22,23,27, and 28, all new complexes are air-stable. Cyclic voltammetry on 5a/5b, 8a/8b, 9, and 27-30 in dichloromethane...