The synthesis and characterization of the anhydrous compounds [Ru 2 X(µ-O 2 CR) 4 ] [R = CH 2 CH 2 OPh, X = Cl (1a), Br (2a), I (3a); R = CMePh 2 , X = Br (5a), I (6a)] and of the solvated complexes [Ru 2 X(µ-O 2 CR) 4 (H 2 O)] [R = CH 2 CH 2 OPh, X = Cl (1b), I (3b); R = CMePh 2 , X = Cl (4b), Br (5b), I (6b)] are described. Thermogravimetric analyses have been used to confirm the anhydrous or solvated natures of the complexes. The crystal structures of 1b·2MeOH, 3b·0.5H 2 O, and 4b have been investigated by X-ray diffraction and none of them shows the usual polymeric arrangement reported for tetracarboxylatodiruthenium(II,III) compounds.