Glycinium and β-alaninium compounds [GlyH] 2 Re 2 Cl 8 .H 2 O 1, [β-AlaH] 2 Re 2 Cl 8 2, and [GlyH] 4 (Re 2 Cl 8 )Cl 2 3 were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The Re 2 Cl 8 2 - anion in structure 3 has a partially staggered conformation with unprecedentedly high rotational distortion (16.2 o ). The forced geometry is influenced by cooperative demands of four hydrogen bonds Cl...HO and a set of short van der Waals interactions. Consequent weakening of the δ-component results in a certain elongation of the quadruple Re Re bond (2.2407(3) vs. 2.2374(8) Å for 2).