The first divinyldiarsenes[ {(NHC)C(Ph)}As] 2 (NHC = IPr 3a,S IPr 3b;I Pr = C{(NAr)CH} 2 ;S IPr = C{(NAr)CH 2 } 2 ;A r = 2,6-iPr 2 C 6 H 3 )a re reported. Compounds 3a and 3b were prepared by the reduction of corresponding chlorides {(NHC)C(Ph)}AsCl 2 (NHC = IPr 2a,S IPr 2b)w ith Mg. Calculationsr evealed as mall HOMO-LUMO energy gap of 3.86 (3a)a nd 4.24 eV (3b). Treatment of 3a with (Me 2 S)AuCl led to the cleavage of the As=As bond to restore 2a,w hich is expected to proceed via the diarsane [{(IPr)C(Ph)}AsCl] 2 (4). Remarkably, 4 as wella s2a can be selectively accessed on treatment of 3a with an appropriate amount of C 2 Cl 6 .M oreover, 3a readily reacts with PhEEPh( E= Se or Te)a tr oom temperature to give {(IPr)C(-Ph)}As(EPh) 2 (E = Se 5a;T e5b), revealing the cleavageo f As=As and EÀEb onds and the formation of AsÀEb onds. Such highly selectivestepwise oxidation (3a!4!2a)a nd bond metathesis (3a!5a,b)r eactionsa re unprecedented in main-group chemistry.