Abstract
The title clusters are prepared in 70‐95% yield by thermal CO‐substitution of Ru3(CO)12 or Ir4(CO)12 in refluxing MeOH, or by substitution of acetonitrile in M3(CO)12‐x(NCMe)x (M: Ru, x = 1, 2; M: Os, x = 2) at 0 or 40 °C in acetonitrile‐methoxyethanol with stoichiometric amounts of L. Activation of Ru3(CO)12 by Me3NO or (N(PPh3)2)X (X: Cl, OAc) in the presence of L also leads to the Ru cluster (x = 3).