Reaction of the diarylgermylene Ge(Ar-Me6)(2) (Ar-Me6 = C6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-(CH3)(3))(2)) with hydrazine and methylhydrazine gave the first structurally characterized Ge(IV) hydrazide complexes, (Ar-Me6)(2)Ge(H)NHNHR (R = H, Me). A detailed computational study of, the mechanism of this N-H bond activation showed that the reaction proceeds via an intermolecular proton transfer, which is mediated by a second equivalent of hydrazine that interacts with the hydrazine. Ge(Ar-Me6)(2) adduct intermediate through N- - -H hydrogen bonding. This auxiliary effect is blocked when the substituted derivative N,N-dimethylhydrazine is used, and a Lewis adduct complex of Ge(Ar-Me6)(2) is the only product obtained.