The synthesis, crystal structure and theoretical studies of a high-nuclear gold(I) complex stabilized by bridging aromatic phosphane ligands are reported. The complex is composed of a neutral Au10 complex unit with a horseshoe-like structure around a neutral Au6 complex unit with a distorted cubane-like structure.
![Graphical abstract: Syntheses, structures and theoretical investigations of [Au10S2(PPh2)2(dppma2)4(dppma3)]·[Au6S2(dppma2)2(dppma3)]](http://hg.y866.cn/compound/lib/scimg/usr/1/C5DT01360G.jpg)
