Triethoxysilane HSi(OEt)3, tetraethoxysilane Si(OEt)4 and hexaethoxydisiloxane Si2O(OEt)6 have been probed as reagents for the synthesis of hydrogen-rich silyl-arenes Ar(SiH3)n. A large set of new silyl-arenes, varying in their substitution patterns and grades, have been prepared. The results establish the two new silylating agents HSi(OEt)3 and Si2O(OEt)6 as particularly useful alternatives to Si(OEt)4. The products, which include trihydrosilyl-substituted methylbenzenes, naphthalenes and ferrocenes, have been characterized by NMR and IR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and single crystal X-ray diffraction.