The great potential of organometallic compounds in organic synthesis is demonstrated once again in a new anthracyclinone synthesis. The carbene complex 1 reacts with the alkyne 2 to form the product 3, which contains rings A, C, and D (R1, R2 = OCH2CH2O).
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