title: Bis(μ-diphenyl-arsine-κAs:As)bis-[tetra-carbonyl-tungsten(0)].
abstract: The title compound, [W(2)(C(12)H(10)As)(2)(CO)(8)], features a diamond-shaped W(2)As(2) core with a W-W distance of 3.0948 (7) Å. The coordination geometry for each W atom is based on a penta-gonal bipyramid within a As(2)C(4)W donor set, with carbonyl ligands defining the axial positions; the As atoms exist within distorted tetra-hedral C(2)W(2) donor sets.
authors.forename: Edward R T
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Tiekink
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wardell