Oxidation favors oxidative addition: This unexpected behavior has been observed in d8d8 'open-book' diiridium complexes with alkene ligands, which become C-H activating after oxidation with ferrocinium salts (see scheme).
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Jiménez, M. V., Sola, E., Caballero, J., Lahoz, F. J., & Oro, L. A. (2002). Alkene C-H activations at dinuclear complexes promoted by oxidation. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 41(7), 1208–1211. https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3773(20020402)41:7<1208::AID-ANIE1208>3.0.CO;2-F
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