A disulfide-bridged dicopper(I) complex [Cu-2(Py2SSPy2)](ClO4)(2) (1), synthesized by the redox reaction of a Cu(II) salt with a thiol-containing N3S-donor ligand, N,N-bis[2-(2-pyridyl)ethyl]-2-mercapto-2-methylpropylamine (Py2SH), is demonstrated to catalyze epoxidation and hydroxylation with H2O2 as an oxidant. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.