Multinuclear solid-state NMR studies of Cp*Sc-2-R (Cp*=pentamethylcyclopentadienyl; R=Me, Ph, Et) and DFT calculations show that the Sc-Et complex contains a beta-CH agostic interaction. The static central transition Sc-45 NMR spectra show that the quadrupolar coupling constants (C-q) follow the trend of Ph approximate to Me>Et, indicating that the Sc-R bond is different in Cp*Sc-2-Et compared to the methyl and phenyl complexes. Analysis of the chemical shift tensor (CST) shows that the deshielding experienced by C beta in Sc-CH2CH3 is related to coupling between the filled sigma(C-C) orbital and the vacant pi*(SC...HC) orbital.