Reaction of MePCHCHPMe or o-CH(PMe) (L-L) with a suspension of ScI or YI in MeCN solution under rigorously anhydrous and oxygen-free conditions produced the highly unusual complexes [ScI(L-L)], [YI(MePCHCHPMe)], and [YI{o-CH(PMe)}MeCN]. X-ray crystal structures reveal that the scandium complexes adopt seven-coordinate, pentagonal-bipyramidal geometries with chelating diphosphines, while the eight-coordinate [YI{o-CH(PMe)}MeCN] is dodecahedral. The complexes were characterized by microanalysis and IR and multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. Solid-state NMR data (Sc, Y,P) and variable-temperature solution NMR data (H, P{H}, Sc) are presented and compared, leading to the conclusion that the same species are present in both the solid state and CHCl solution. Attempts to prepare complexes with other scandium halides and with aryl diphosphines and o-CH(AsMe) are briefly described.