[μ‐o‐Phenylenebis(diphenylphosphine)‐κ2P:P′]bis[chlorogold(I)], dppbz(AuCl)2

The Au⃛Au distance in the title compound, [Au₂Cl₂(C₃₀H₂₄P₂)], is 2.996 (1) Å, typical of an Au⃛Au interaction. The two P—Au—Cl arms `cross' at the Au centers, with a Cl—Au⃛Au—Cl torsion angle of −63.92 (7)°. Only a small deviation from linearity is observed in the coordination around the Au atoms. Related phosphine–gold(I) chloride structures with intra‐ and intermolecular Au⃛Au interactions are surveyed.