PdCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 2 ] and the [NHEt 3 ] + salt of [B 10 H 10 ] 2-in refluxing ethanol yield the dipalladaundecaborane cluster compound [7,8-(PPh 3 ) 2 -7,8-(µ-PPh 2 )-9,11-(OC 2 H 5 ) 2 -nido-7,8-Pd 2 B 9 H 8 ](1). An all-atom single-crystal synchrotron X-ray diffraction study shows a significant difference to four structurally characterised platinum congeners reported in the literature for which revised formulation is now necessary. The importance of taking into consideration the electron count in polyhedral boron-containing cluster systems in the course of their characterisation is emphasised.Geometrically closo twelve-vertex bimetallic metallaborane clusters containing two Group-10 transition-metal elements, in which the metal atoms are held in adjacent positions by the borane framework -the 'B-frame' -of the cluster, are of interest as they have been shown to engender an unusual activity across the metal-metal vector 1-3 that resembles the reactivity found in the well-studied field of 'A-frame' compounds 4,5 , and thereby has considerable potential for useful development 3 . Eleven-vertex nido-type metallaundecaborane clusters containing Group-10 transition-element centres are