Novel chiral tetraaza ligands (R)-N,N'-bis[2-(piperidin-l-yl)benzylidene]propane-1,2-diamine 6 and (S)-N-[2-(piperidin-1-yl)benzylidene]-3-{ [2-(piperidin-1-yl)benzylidene]amino}-alanine sodium salt 7 have been synthesized and fully characterized by NMR,IR,MS and CD spectra.The catalytic property of the ligands was investigated in Ir-catalyzed enantioselective transfer hydrogenation of ketones.The corresponding optical active alcohols were obtained with high yields and moderate ees under mild reaction conditions.