Heterometallic tetrahydrido complexes [Cp*Re(H) 2 (μ-H) 2 MCp*] (5a: M = Ir, 5b: M = Rh) were synthesized by the reaction of [Cp*ReH 6 ] and [Cp*M(sol) 3 ] 2+ (M = Ir, Rh) followed by deprotonation. Although 5 possesses four hydrides and adopts a 30electron configuration as [Cp*Ru(μ-H) 4 RuCp*] (1) does, the positions of the hydrides in 5 differ from those in 1: two terminal and two bridging hydrides. In addition, adaptive natural density partitioning (AdNDP) analysis demonstrated that a direct Re−M bond is held in 5. Although cationic pentahydrido complexes [Cp*Re(H) 2 (μ-H) 3 MCp*] + (4a: M = Ir, 4b: M = Rh) do not contain a direct Re−M bond, the formation of a Re−M bond in the intermediate of the hydride site exchange was also inferred by DFT calculations. DFT calculations suggested that the Re−M bond plays a crucial role in the site exchange of hydrides in 5 and 4. While μ-phosphido complex [Cp*(PPh 3 )Re(H)(μ-H)(μ-PPh 2 )Ir(H)Cp*] (6) was obtained by the reaction of 5a with PPh 3 , the treatment of 5a with PMe 3 resulted in the formation of a 1:1 mixture of [Cp*Re(H) 2 (PMe 3 ) 2 ] and [Cp*Ir(H) 2 PMe 3 ] via the rupture of the Re−Ir bond.