Chiral diaminodiphosphine−Ir(I) complexes were found to efficiently catalyze enantioselective oxidation of racemic secondary alcohols in acetone. In the presence of base, oxidative kinetic resolution ...

The oxidation of thiols to disulfides was achieved in high yields with 6:1 mol ratio of thiol to NaBrO3, while the oxidation of sulfides and benzylic/secondary alcohols to the corresponding sulfoxides ...