Treatment of copper(I) halides CuX (X = Cl, Br, I) with lithium 2-(diphenylphosphanyl)anilide [Li(HL)] in THF led to the formation of hexanuclear copper(I) complexes [Cu 6 X 2 (HL) 4 ] [X = Cl (1), Br (2), I (3)]. In compounds 1-3, the copper atoms are in a distorted octahedral arrangement and the amide ligands adopt a μ 3 -κP,κ 2 N bridging mode. Additionally there are two μ 2 -bridging halide ligands. 203 Each of the [Cu 6 X 2 (HL) 4 ] clusters comprises two copper atoms, which are surrounded by two amide nitrogen atoms in an almost linear coordination [Cu-N: 186.2(3)-188.0(3) pm] and four copper atoms, which are connected to an amide N atom, a P atom, and a halogen atom in a distorted trigonal planar fashion [Cu-N: 199.6(3)-202.3(3) pm)].