An investigation employing the catalytic system consisting of (pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)rhodium dichloride dimer [Cp*RhCl2]2 and 2,2′-bipyridine (bpy) for transferhydrogenation of a variety of quinoxalines, quinoxalinones, quinolines and indoles under aqueous conditions with formate as the hydrogen source is reported. This approach provides various tetrahydroquinoxalines, dihydroquinoxalinones