Carbon−Hydrogen Bond Activation of Aromatic Imines by (Cp*<sub>2</sub>SmH)<sub>2</sub> RaduNora S. BuchwaldStephen L. ScottBrian BurnsCarol J. 1996 Treatment of (Cp*<sub>2</sub>SmH)<sub>2</sub> with 2-phenyl-1-pyrroline forms product <b>1</b>, via ortho-metalation. Complex <b>1</b> was characterized spectroscopically and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The C−H bond activation reaction also occurs for acyclic aromatic ketimines and aldimines.