The crystal structure of the compound C8HI6N806W has been determined by means of a three-dimensional X-ray analysis. The space group is Pmma, and the cell demensions are a=14.30, b=9.881, c= 6-267/~, with 2 molecules per unit cell. The corresponding Mo compound is isomorphous with the W compound. The W(CN)~-anion has only mm symmetry and an approximate square antiprismatic