Graphical Abstract: Mixed-metal complexes constructed from dinuclearruthenium(II,III) carboxylates and tetracyanidoplatinate(II), [{Ru2(O2CCH3)4}2Pt(CN)4]•2H2O (1) and [{Ru2{O2CC(CH3)3}4}2Pt(CN)4]•2H2O (2), were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and IR and UV-vis spectroscopies.