The metalation of tri(tert-butyl)silylphosphane with diethylzinc yields quantitatively the title compound tetraethyltetrakis(tri(tert-butyl)silylphosphanediido)hexazinc (1) with a novel Zn 6 P 4 cage with two Zn 2 P 2 rings interconnected by two zinc atoms. [5] or stabilized by a multidentate ligand [9]. Here we report the first example of a novel Zn n P m cage built only by zinc atoms and phosphanediide substituents.In order to obtain soluble cage compounds and to ensure high reactivity the primary tri(tert-butyl)silyl substituted phosphane was chosen, small alkyl substituents at the zinc atom ensure that the reactivity at this site is maintained. The reaction of diethylzinc with H 2 P-SitBu 3 in toluene at room temperature gives the title compound tetraethyltetrakis[tri(tertbutyl)silylphosphanediido]hexazinc (1) according to equation 1 with a 86% yield. During this zincation the colorless solution turns yellow. (EtZn) 4 Zn 2 (PSitBu 3 ) 4 (1), which crystallizes from a toluene solution as yellow plates, is thermally stable up to 220 • C, however, it is sensitive towards moisture and has to be handled in an inert gas atmosphere.The molecular structure of the inner core of 1 is represented in Fig. 1. The molecule contains an inversion center, the atoms generated by this symmetry element are marked with an apostrophe. The molecule consists of two (EtZn) 2 (PSitBu 3 ) 2 rings with three-