High-yield synthesis of para-substituted pentacarbonyl(3-phenyl-2H-azaphosphirene)tungsten complexes is reported, using a multi-step rearrangement reaction. Spectroscopic and mass-spectrometric data of these heterocyclic complexes are discussed; the 31P-NMR-chemical shifts clearly reflect the electronic influence of the para-phenyl substituents and the correlation with Hammett σp-constants is almost