Metal-catalyzed intermolecular cycloaddition reactions are powerful tools for the construction of complex carbo-and heterocyclic frameworks.[1, 2] The development of new allcarbon building units is a key focus in this area. Five-and sixmembered carbo-and heterocycles are readily accessed by metal-catalyzed [3C+ 2],[4C+ 2], and [3C+ 3] cycloaddition reactions,[1, 2] but less commonly through a [4C+ 1] or [5C+ 1] cycloaddition ...
[Despotopoulou, Christina; Bauer, Richard C.; Krasovskiy, Arkady; Mayer, Peter; Stryker, Jeffrey M.; Knochel, Paul Chemistry - A European Journal, 2008 , vol. 14, # 8 p. 2499 - 2506]