Technical Notes:

1.Catalyst for transfer hydrogenation of ketones with alcohols involving carbon-carbon bond formation.

2.Catalyst for oxidative cyclisation of 2-aminobenzyl alcohol with ketones.

3.Amidation catalyst of alcohols or aldehydes with amines.

4.Stereose lective semireduction of internal alkynes to Z-olefins under transfer hydrogenation conditions . 5.Catalyst for synthesis of cyclic imides from nitriles and diols via hydrogen transfer mechanism.

6.Catalyst for direct hydrogenation of carboxylic acids using triphos-type ligands.