Carbon−Hydrogen Bond Activation of Aromatic Imines
by (Cp*2SmH)2

Radu, Nora S.; Buchwald, Stephen L.; Scott, Brian; Burns, Carol J.

doi:10.1021/om960371h.s001

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Carbon−Hydrogen Bond Activation of Aromatic Imines by (Cp*₂SmH)₂

journal contribution

posted on 1996-09-17, 00:00 authored by Nora S. Radu, Stephen L. Buchwald, Brian Scott, Carol J. Burns

Treatment of (Cp*₂SmH)₂ with 2-phenyl-1-pyrroline forms product 1, via ortho-metalation. Complex 1 was characterized spectroscopically and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The C−H bond activation reaction also occurs for acyclic aromatic ketimines and aldimines.