is used in Swern and Pfitzner–Moffatt oxidations, and hypervalent iodine compounds, such as the Dess–Martin periodinane. Safety One disadvantage to the use of PCC is its toxicity, which it shares with other hexavalent chromium compounds. See also Oxidation with chromium(VI)-amine complexes Babler oxidation References Further reading External links IARC Monographs Supplement 7, Chromium and Chromium Compounds History of PCC National Pollutant Inventory, Chromium(VI) Compounds Fact Sheets Chromates Oxidizing agents Pyridinium compounds IARC Group 1 carcinogens