Aerobic Oxidative Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Alcohols with Naphthoxide-Bound Iron(salan) Complex

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The first general method for iron-catalyzed aerobic oxidative kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols was achieved with good to high enantiomeric differentiation (k(rel) = 7-50). Although iron(salan) complex 1 does not catalyze alcohol oxidation, the naphthoxide-bound iron(salan) complex does.