A method for preparing a compound of Formula (I): comprising contacting a compound of Formula (II): with a transition metal catalyst (preferably a chiral transition metal catalyst) under hydrogenation conditions, wherein, as valence and stability permit: R 1 and R 7 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyano, carboxyl, sulfate, amino, alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylthio, ether, thioether, ester, amide, thioester, carbonate, carbamate, urea, sulfonate, sulfone, sulfoxide, sulfonamide, acyl, acyloxy, trialkylsilyloxy, or acylamino; each instance of R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 is independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyano, carboxyl, sulfate, amino, alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylthio, ether, thioether, ester, amide, thioester, carbonate, carbamate, urea, sulfonate, sulfone, sulfoxide, sulfonamide, acyl, acyloxy, trialkylsilyloxy, acylamino, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl aralkyl, aralkyloxy, hetaralkyl, carbocyclylalkyl, or heterocyclylalkyl; R 6 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, sulfate, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylthio, ether, thioether, ester, amide, thioester, carbonate, carbamate, urea, sulfonate, sulfone, sulfoxide, sulfonamide, acyl, acyloxy, trialkylsilyloxy, or acylamino; or any two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form an aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, or heterocyclyl; or any two of R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form an aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, or heterocyclyl; and R 12 is H, alkyl or aralkyl. R 1 and R 7 are each independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyano, carboxyl, sulfate, amino, alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylthio, ether, thioether, ester, amide, thioester, carbonate, carbamate, urea, sulfonate, sulfone, sulfoxide, sulfonamide, acyl, acyloxy, trialkylsilyloxy, or acylamino; each instance of R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 is independently hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cyano, carboxyl, sulfate, amino, alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylthio, ether, thioether, ester, amide, thioester, carbonate, carbamate, urea, sulfonate, sulfone, sulfoxide, sulfonamide, acyl, acyloxy, trialkylsilyloxy, acylamino, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl aralkyl, aralkyloxy, hetaralkyl, carbocyclylalkyl, or heterocyclylalkyl; R 6 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, sulfate, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylthio, ether, thioether, ester, amide, thioester, carbonate, carbamate, urea, sulfonate, sulfone, sulfoxide, sulfonamide, acyl, acyloxy, trialkylsilyloxy, or acylamino; or any two of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form an aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, or heterocyclyl; or any two of R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 , together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, form an aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, or heterocyclyl; and R 12 is H, alkyl or aralkyl. <EOS>