Bis(dimethylsilyl)amide and bis(dimethylphenylsilyl)amide complexes of the divalent transition metals chromium, manganese, and cobalt were synthesized. Dimeric, donor-free {Mn[N(SiHMe2)(2)](2)}(2) could be obtained via two different pathways, a salt metathesis route (utilizing MnCl2(thf)(1.5) and LiN(SiHMe2)(2)) and a transsilylamination protocol (utilizing Mn[N(SiMe3)(2)](2)(thf) and HN(SiHMe2)(2)). Addition of 1,1,3,3-tetramethylethylendiamine (tmeda) to {Mn[N(SiHMe2)(2)](2)}(2) yielded the monomeric adduct Mn[N(SiHMe2)(2)](2)(tmeda). The syntheses of Cr[N(SiHMe2)(2)](2)(tmeda), Co[N(SiMe3)(2)][N-(SiHMe2)(2)] (tmeda), and Co[N(SiHMe2)(2)](2)(tmeda) were achieved by transsilylamination from Cr[N(SiMe3)(2)](2)(tmeda) and {Co[N(SiMe3)(2)](2)}(2)(mu-tmeda), respectively. Bis(dimethylphenylsilyl)amide complexes Mn[N(SiMe2Ph)(2)](2), Cr[N(SiMe2Ph)(2)](2), and Co[N(SiMe2Ph)(2)](2)(thf) were obtained via salt metathesis employing MCl2(thf)(x) (M = Cr, Mn, Co) with equimolar amounts of LiN(SiMe2Ph)(2) in n-hexane. Treatment of CrCl2 with LiN(SiMe2Ph)(2) in thf gave Cr[N(SiMe2Ph)(2)](2)(thf)(2), featuring an almost square planar trans-coordination. All complexes were examined by elemental analyses, DRIFT and UV-vis spectroscopy, as well as X-ray structure analysis, paying particular attention to secondary M---SiH beta-agostic and M---pi(arene) interactions. Magnetic moments were determined by Evans' method.