terminal styrenes and nucleophilic dienes has been investigated. The Fe-MIC (mesoionic
carbene) complex forms a ligand-to-metal charge-transfer transition state with relatively high
excited-state reduction potentials that can selectively oxidize terminal styrene derivatives.
Unique multisubstituted cyclohexenes and structurally complex biorelevant cyclohexenes
were constructed, highlighting the usefulness of this mild and practical first-row transition …