Bis(μ-diphenylarsine-κ2 As:As)bis[tetracarbonyltungsten(0)]

The title compound, [W2(C12H10As)2(CO)8], features a diamond-shaped W2As2 core with a W—W distance of 3.0948 (7) Å. The coordination geometry for each W atom is based on a pentagonal bipyramid within a As2C4W donor set, with carbonyl ligands defining the axial positions; the As atoms exist within distorted tetrahedral C2W2 donor sets.