of alkynes into M = C and C = C bonds / [2 + 21 Cycloaddition reactions of carbene complexes and alkynes Organic Syntheses via Transition Metal Complexes, 51 'I. -l-Metalla-1,3,5-trienes and l-Metalla-l,3-dien-5-ynes of Chromium and Tungsten by Insertion of Alkynes into M = C and C =C Bonds of l-Metalla-1,3-dienes and l-Metalla-l-en-3ynes, respectively l-Metalla-1,3,5-trienes L,M=C(NEt,)-C(Me)=C(OEt)-CH= complex L,-,W=C(OEt)-CH=C(NEt,)-C(Me)=CHPh CHPh (3,4) and L,M = C(0Et) -CH = C(NEt2) -C(Me) = CHPh (6b) and the cyclobutenyl carbene complex 7 b are isolated [5, L,M = Cr(CO)5 (a), W(CO), (b)] are obtained for the first as minor side products. l-Metalla-1,3-dien-5-ynes L,M= time from the corresponding l-metalla-1,3-dienes L,M= C(NEt2) -C(Me) = C(0Et) -C = CPh [9, 10, L,M = Cr(CO), (a), C(0Et) -CH CHPh (1 a, b) under very mild conditions by the W(CO), (b)] are formed with high regio-and stereoselectivity insertion of the electron-rich alkyne Et2N -C = C -Me (2) into on insertion of 2 into the M = C bonds of l-metalla-l-en-3-ynes the M = C and the C = C bonds, respectively, of 1. The chelate 8. X-ray data are given for the tungsten complex 3 b. l-Metalla-1,3-diene M =C-C=C, l-Metalla-l-en-3-ine M = C -C = C , l-Metalla-1,3,5-triene M = C -C = C -