A readily available pincer ruthenium(II) complex catalyzes the selective monoalkylation of (hetero)aromaticamines with a wide range of primaryalcohols (including pyridine-, furan-, and thiophene-substituted alcohols) with high efficiency when used in low catalyst loadings (1 mol %). Tertiary amine formation via polyalkylation does not occur, making this ruthenium system an excellent catalyst for