Kinetic resolution of the N-methyl imines of 3-substituted indanones and 4-substituted tetralonescould be accomplished by hydrosilylation with a chiral titanocene catalyst. N-Methyl imines of4-substituted tetralones were resolved to yield, after hydrolysis of the unreacted starting materials,ketones with high ee's and the amine products with high diastereomeric and enantiomeric purity.The utility of this process was demonstrated in the synthesis of sertraline.