The formation of the high-valent iron complex [Fe(cyclohexyl) 4 ]f rom Fe II under reducing conditions is best explained by disproportionation of at ransient organoiron intermediate which is driven by dispersive forces between the cyclohexyl ligands and the formation of short and strong Fe À C bonds.The (meta)stability of this diamagnetic complex (S = 0) is striking if one considers that it has empty d-orbitals at its disposal and contains,atthe same time,noless than twenty Hatoms available for either a-orb-hydride elimination.Supportinginformation and the ORCID identification number(s) for the author(s) of this article can be found under: http://dx.