“…Reductive amination of aldehydes and ketones and hydrogenation of nitriles are wellknown amine preparation methods. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] Several transition metals, for example, Co, Ni, Ru, Rh, Cu, Pd, and Pt, have been investigated as active catalysts for nitrile hydrogenation. The addition of ammonia or base additives is a typical method for reducing these unfavorable intermediates, and improvements of primary amine selectivity have been reported for catalysts including [RuCl 2 (PPh 3 ) 3 ], 9,10 M/NaY and M-Ni/NaY (M: Ru, Rh, Pd, and Pt), 11 RANEY s Ni, and Co. 12,13 Selective hydrogenation catalysts for primary amines that do not require ammonia are particularly attractive.…”