Two novel rhenium(IV) compounds, namely (NBu
4)[ReCl
5(pym)] (
1) and (NBu
4)[ReCl
5(pyd)] (
2) (pym = pyrimidine, pyd = pyridazine and NBu
4 =
n-tetrabutylammonium cation), have been obtained by reaction of [ReCl
6]
2− and the diazine in dmf, and their crystal structures determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structures of
1 and
2 consist of [ReCl
5(pym)]
− or [ReCl
5(pyd)]
− anions and
md5=30ae0dade48de2a5e70b8a06fbd69f92""> cations held together by electrostatic forces and van der Waals interactions. Stacking interactions are present only in
1. The coordination sphere of the Re
IV ion is defined by five chloride anions and one nitrogen atom of a monodentate diazine, resulting in a distorted octahedral environment. Voltammetric profiles in CH
3CN show a one-electron reduction step at ca. −0.5 V vs. NHE for both complexes. Magnetic measurements reveal weak antiferromagnetic interactions among the metal centers in the crystal lattices of
1 and
2, superimposed to the well-known zero-field splitting of Re(IV) compounds.