“…Several mechanisms have been proposed, in particular by Dötz , and Casey ,, Vinyl carbene complexes for the [3+2+1] addition as indicated in eq 140 need not be stable and isolable, they can also be generated in situ. , The Dötz reaction of aryl ,,− and alkenyl ,− Fischer carbene complexes has found wide application as key step in the synthesis of natural products containing naphtho- and benzoquinone moieties. Some pertinent examples are the syntheses of vitamins K 541 , , vitamin E (α-tocopherol) 542 , anthracyclinones 881,882,884,887,889,890,892,897,898 such as daunomycinone 543 , or naphthoquinone antibiotics ,, such as nanomycin A 544a and deoxyfrenolicin 544b .…”