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Di-isopropyl sulphide in combination with N-chlorosuccinimide at 0 ° oxidizes primary alcohols to aldehydes but does not oxidizes secondary alchols, whereas at –78 °C, the same reagent mixture oxidizes secondary alcohols to ketones but does not affect primary alcohols.
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Kim et al. (1984) studied this question.
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