Provide that a useful catalyst for homogeneous hydrogenation, particularly a catalyst for homogeneous asymmetric hydrogenation for hydrogenation, particularly asymmetric hydrogenation, which is obtainable with comparative ease and is excellent in economically and workability, and a process for producing a hydrogenated compound of an unsaturated compound, particularly an optically active compound using said catalyst with a high yield and optical purity.
propan-2-ol. In the presence of potassium hydroxide, the enantioselective reduction of heteroaromatic ketones proceeded smoothly to give chiral alcohols with excellent enantiomeric excess (up to 97% ee) under mild conditions without reduction of the heterocycle. asymmetric - transfer hydrogenation - catalysis - heteroaromatic ketones - heteroaromatic alcohols