“…The chemistry of tetraaryltetraphosphane‐1,4‐diides(P 4 R 4 ) 2– has proved to be as intriguing as that of alkali‐metal cyclo ‐oligophosphanides 3. Thus, in addition to the previously known group 4,4 nickel,5 and platinum6 oligophosphanide complexes, we have observed that the dianions (P 4 R 4 ) 2– (R = Ph or Mes; Mes = 2,4,6‐Me 3 C 6 H 2 ) remain intact in transmetallation reactions with late‐transition‐metal halides such as [CuCl(PCyp 3 ) 2 ] (Cyp = cyclo ‐C 5 H 9 ) to give [Cu 4 (P 4 Ph 4 ) 2 (PCyp 3 ) 3 ]2a or with [PtCl 2 (L) 2 ] to give complexes of the type [Pt(P 4 Mes 4 ) 2 (L) 2 ] [(L) 2 = cod, dppe; L = C≡N t Bu, and C≡NCy; cod = 1,5‐cyclooctadiene, dppe = Ph 2 PCH 2 CH 2 PPh 2 , and Cy = cyclo ‐C 6 H 11 ] 2g. In addition, in the reaction of Na 2 (P 4 Ph 4 ) with [Cp*TaCl 4 ] (Cp* = C 5 Me 5 ) tantalum was apparently reduced by the dianion, and subsequent rearrangement and oxidativeaddition gave the (phosphinidene)tantalum(V) complex [Cp*Ta(Ph)(P 6 Ph 5 )] 2b.…”