The present invention relates to hydrogen-free reductive amination of an aldehyde and/or ketone and an amine and/or nitroarene using cobalt-rhodium heterometal nanoparticles supported on carbon as a non-homogeneous catalyst. According to the present invention, it is possible to carry out amination under significantly lower pressure as compared to the reductive amination carried out in the presence of a conventional rhodium or ruthenium catalyst. In addition, there is no need for using an additional ligand, acid or base. Further, it is possible to use water generated in a reaction system by a water-gas shift reaction as a hydrogen source with no use of an external hydrogen source, and thus to use a solvent without purification. Thus, it is possible to simplify the reaction procedure. The catalyst system according to the present invention provides a simple method for preparing secondary and tertiary amines from various aldehydes and amines.;COPYRIGHT KIPO 2016
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