The activation of yellow arsenic is possible with the silylene [PhC(NtBu) SiN(SiMe ) ] (1) and the disilene [(Me Si) N(η -Me C )Si=Si(η -Me C )N(SiMe ) ] (3). The reaction of As with 1 leads to the unprecedented As cage compound [(LSiN(SiMe ) ) As ] (2; L=PhC(NtBu) ) with an As nortricyclane core stabilized by arsasilene moieties containing silicon(II)bis(trimethylsilyl)amide substituents. In contrast, the compound [Cp*{(SiMe ) N}SiAs] (4) containing a butterfly-like diarsadisilabicyclo[1.1.0]butane unit is formed by the reaction of As with the disilene 3. Both compounds were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. The reaction outcomes demonstrate the different reaction behavior of yellow arsenic (As ) compared to white phosphorus (P ) in the reactions with the corresponding silylenes and disilenes.