The transition-metal-promoted Si À H bond cleavage is a pivotal step in several important catalytic processes, such as hydrosilylation, hydrosilane dehydropolymerization, and dehydrogenative silylation. [1][2][3][4] There are two different mechanisms for the metal-mediated SiÀH bond cleavage: a) oxidative addition of Si À H bond toward a low-valent electronrich metal, in which a s-complex is believed to be the key intermediate; and b) s-bond metathesis of Si À H and M À E bonds (E = C, N, H, etc.) via a four-center transition state (Scheme 1). [5] As evidence for the oxidative addition mechanism, s-silane transition-metal complexes have been well documented. [5] For d 0 -transition-metal complexes, the oxidative addition is impossible, and the Si À H bond cleavage proceeds through the s-bond metathesis mechanism. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no report of such a d 0 -transition-metal complex, which can be considered as a model for the s-bond metathesis transition state. On the other hand, b-agostic interactions between metal ions and SiÀ H bonds are commonly observed in the coordinative unsaturated d 0 -transition-metal complexes. [6] Rare-earth-metal hydrides attract intense interest because of their fascinating structural features and high reactivity. [7] Recently, we have developed a b-diketiminato-