[Mu-o-phenylenebis(diphenylphosphine)-kappa2P:P']bis[chlorogold(I)], dppbz(AuCl)2.

The Au...Au distance in the title compound, [Au(2)Cl(2)(C(30)H(24)P(2))], is 2.996 (1) A, typical of an Au...Au interaction. The two P-Au-Cl arms 'cross' at the Au centers, with a Cl-Au...Au-Cl torsion angle of -63.92 (7) degrees. 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 Au...Au interactions are surveyed.