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We report herein a practical protocol for the synthesis of symmetrical disulfides under atmospheric pressure, utilizing 1 mol% ABNO (9‐Azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane N‐oxyl) as an efficient catalyst and O2 as terminal oxidant. Thiophenols and aliphatic thiols could be oxidized smoothly to give disulfides in 70%–90% yields. This method has advantages such as high atom‐economy, commercially available catalyst, broad substrate scope and mild reaction conditions, providing researchers a simple and attractive way to synthesize disulfides.

Ecologically sound approaches to control mosquitoes like Anopheles stephensi , which are obligatory vectors for malaria transmission, are urgently needed because of increasing insecticide resistance. Bacteria from Bacillus are important resources. Here, we report the whole-genome sequence of Bacillus wiedmannii biovar Thuringiensis ZZQ-138, which was isolated from sediment from a saline lake.