| abstract |
The invention relates to a process for the reduction of compounds comprising a carbon-carbon (C═C), carbon-oxygen (C═O), or carbon-nitrogen (C═N) double bond, to a corresponding hydrogenated alkane, alcohol or amine, comprising contacting a compound comprising the C═C, C═O or C═N double bond with a hydrogen donor solvent and a catalyst comprising a metal complex having a tridentate aminodiphosphine ligand under transfer hydrogenation conditions. |