The heterodinuclear complex [(ioan)Ni II Ti IV ] with a facial O 3 donor set of Ti IV -coordinated benzyl alcoholates serves as a metallo-ligand for a {Cr III Cl 3 } fragment to yield the heterotri-The interaction between metal ions is the major determinant for the construction of molecule-based magnetic materials, [1] for electron-transfer in molecular wires, [2] and for the cooperativity in catalysis of polynuclear active sites either in synthetic or biological systems. [3] For complexes without direct metal-metal bonding, the metal-metal interaction depends on the covalency of the bridging ligandmetal bond and on the nature of the bridging mode mode: corner-, edge-or face-sharing. The triple-bridged facesharing bridging mode is the less frequently observed bridging mode in octahedrally coordinated complexes (facesharing bioctahedron). This has been attributed to the short metal-metal distance, which may lead to repulsive cationcation interactions. [4,5] It must be noted that the facesharing bridging mode in confacial bioctahedra is defined by single bridging donor atoms, e.g. Cl -, RO -, μ 1,1 -N 3 -, not e.g. μ 1,3 -N 3 or RNOof oximes. The short metal-metal separation in face-sharing octahedral complexes leads to interestinig electronic properties, [6] especially in mixedvalence complexes, where delocalized class III systems [7] have been observed that exhibit high-spin ground states by the double exchange mechanism. [8,9] In our continuous efforts to enforce ferromagnetic interactions and high spin ground states, [10] we have started a synthetic project to establish metallo-ligands, [11] which are capable of leading to supramolecular chains of face-sharing octahedra exhibiting double exchange. [12] Herein, we present the new dinucleating ligand H 6 ioan, which is suitable for the synthesis of heterodinuclear confacial bioctahedra. [a] 912 nuclear complex [(ioan)Ni II Ti IV Cr III Cl 3 ]. Comparisons of their molecular structures and electrochemical properties exhibit strong cooperative effects between the metal ions.They are intended to serve as metallo-ligands by their benzyl alcoholate O 3 face to coordinate a third metal ion. This results in the first confacial trioctahedron with three different metal ions.The ligand H 6 ioan is prepared by the tris-Schiff-base condensation of the tris-amine 1 [13] with three equivalents of the aldehyde 2 (Scheme 1). [14] The heterodinuclear complex [(ioan)NiTi] has been obtained by successive treatment of the ligand with Ni II acetate and Ti IV butoxide. The reaction of the metalloligand [(ioan)NiTi] with [CrCl 3 (thf) 3 ] results in the heterotrinuclear complex [(ioan)NiTiCrCl 3 ] (Figure 1, a). Although a complex with three different metal ions have reported by the metallo-ligands strategy, [15] [(ioan)NiTiCrCl 3 ] is the first confacial trioctahedron with three different metal ions. Scheme 1. Synthesis of the ligand and the complexes.