Preferred catalyst for hydrogenolysis of benzylamines. For use in the catalytic transfer hydrogenolysis of allylic acetates, see: Tetrahedron Lett., 30, 1405 (1989). Gave superior yields to Pd on carbon as catalyst for the heterogeneous hydrostannylation of alkenes with tri-n-butyltin hydride: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 35, 1329 (1996).