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This reaction is known as reductive amination. Conditions are adjusted so that the ketone forms the imine, which is subsequently reduced, before the ketone is reduced. Reductive amination is an excellent method of producing amines.

Choosing and Using Noble Metal Hydrogenation Catalysts. P.N.Rylander; Aldrichimica Acta, 12, 3, 1979
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H2
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Hydrogenation, catalytic
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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