Heterometallic potassium and sodium trihydroxyglutaratogermanates of the formulas K 4 [Ge 2 (μ Thgl) 2 (OH) 2 ] ⋅ 4H 2 O (I) and Na 4 [Ge 2 (μ Thgl) 2 (OH) 2 ] ⋅ 5H 2 O (IІ) (H 5 Thgl is trihydroxyglutaric acid) were obtained for the first time and characterized by elemental analysis, X ray powder diffraction, thermogravi metry, and IR spectroscopy. Complex I was examined by single crystal X ray diffraction. The crystals are tri clinic; a = 7.5933 (15) Å, b = 7.628(4) Å, c = 10.516(4) Å, α = 104.01(3)°, β = 101.041(17)°, γ = 97.50(3)°, V = 570.0(3) Å 3 , Z = 1, space group P1, R1 = 0.0479 for 2848 reflections with I > 2σ (I). Complex