Asymmetrichydrogenation of maleic and fumaric acid derivatives with iridium catalysts based on N,P ligands provides an efficient route to chiral enantioenriched succinates. A new catalyst derived from a 2,6‐difluorophenyl‐substituted pyridine‐phosphinite ligand was developed and enables the conversion of a wide range of 2‐alkyl and 2‐arylmaleic acid diesters into the corresponding succinates in high