Prototypes of new families of precatalysts and catalysts, [Ru((−)‐Me‐DuPHOS)(H)(η6‐1,3,5‐cyclooctatriene)](BF4) and the derived “[Ru((−)‐Me‐DuPHOS)(H)(sol)](BF4)”, are presented. They are used in an industrial, catalytic, enantioselective hydrogenation that leads to (+)‐cis‐methyl dihydrojasmonate [Eq. (1)]. This stereoisomer is the odorant component of an important, large volume perfumery chemical. P−P=Diphosphane ligand (for example, Me‐DuPHOS=1,2‐bis((2R,5R)‐2,5‐dimethylphospholanyl)benzene); sol=solvent.