Treatment of the monomeric organogallium subiodide R(I)Ga-Ga(I)R 1 [R = C(SiMe3)3] with the diironcarbonylate anion [Fe2(CO)8]2− yielded the red iron gallium compound Fe2(CO)6(μ-GaR)3 2 in moderate yield. 2 may be described as an analogue of enneacarbonyldiiron Fe2(CO)9, the three bridging carbonyl groups of which are replaced by GaR ligands.