Two novel selenoarsenates, K 3 AsSe 4 and K 4 As 2 Se 5 , were synthesized by the mild solvothermal reaction of potassium carbonate and arsenic and selenium powder in the presence of superheated ethylenediamine and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. K 3 AsSe 4 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnma (no. 62) with a = 9.4169(4), b = 10.9695(5), c = 9.7568(8)Å, Z = 4 and V = 1007.86(10)Å 3 and contains [AsSe 4 ] 3− anions with pentavalent arsenic. K 4 As 2 Se 5 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2 1 /n (no. 14) with a = 7.6167(2), b = 22.8733(4), c = 8.4687(2)Å, β = 107.241(2) • , Z = 4 and V = 1409.14(5)Å 3 , and shows isolated [As 2 Se 5 ] 4− anions. The most prominent feature of the latter anions is the presence of arsenic in two different formal oxidation states (+4/ + 2) due to the presence of an As-As bond.