Reactions of [(dippe)PtMe(Et 2 O)][BAr f 4 ] (4[BAr f 4 ], dippe = 1,2-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ethane; Ar f = 3,5-(CF 3 ) 2 C 6 H 3 ) with Mes 2 EH 2 (Mes = mesityl) liberate methane and produce silylene, germylene, or stannylene products [(dippe)Pt(H)EMes 2 ][BAr f 4 ] (E = Si, 1[BAr f 4 ]; Ge, 8; Sn, 9). In contrast, treatment of 4[BAr f 4 ] with tertiary silanes HSiR 3 (R = Ph, Et, OEt) failed to give the expected cationic silyl complexes but instead produced the bridging hydride [(dippe)Pt(μ-H)] 2 [BAr f 4 ] 2 (10) along with the corresponding disilane Si 2 R 6 . Complex 10 reacts with primary stibines RSbH 2 (R = Mes, dmp) to afford dimeric stibido complexes [(dippe)Pt(μ-SbHR)] 2 [BAr f 4 ] 2 (R = Mes, 11; dmp, 12) via Sb−H bond activation.