The cluster anion [Co 3 (CO) 3 (μ 2 -CO) 3 (μ 3 -C 8 H 8 )] -(2) reacts with fragments [(ring)M] + and [(cod)M] + to give the Co 3 M clusters (ring)MCo 3 (CO) 3 (μ 3 -CO) 3 (μ 3 -C 8 H 8 ) {(ring)M = CpFe (3a), Cp*Fe (3b), CpRu (4a), (C 4 Me 4 )Co (5)} and (cod)MCo 3 (CO) 3 (μ 3 -CO) 3 (μ 3 -C 8 H 8 ) {M = Rh (6), Ir (7)}, respectively. However, 2 does [a] A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds,