Chiral RuCl2(diphosphine)(1,2-diamine) complexes catalyzes the asymetrical hydrogenation of amino ketones. E.g., hydrogenation of MeCOCH2NMe2 in presence of trans-RuCl2[(R)-xylbinap][(R)-daipen] gave 79% (S)-MeCH(OH)CH2NMe2. This compound was used as a catalyst.