“…Photochemically induced intermolecular cycloadditions of metal-complexed cycloheptatriene (CHT) 20 with dienophiles were first reported by Pettit, who isolated the [6 + 2]-adduct 21 with acetylenic ester (DMAD), although in poor yield, Scheme . Subsequently, Kreiter and co-workers investigated the reactivity of (CHT)Cr(CO) 3 complexes with various dienes under photochemical conditions and observed that both [6 + 2]- and [6 + 4]-cycloadditions can occur depending on the structure of the diene. Recently, Rigby and co-workers examined in detail the cycloaddition of (CHT)Cr(CO) 3 complexes with various types of alkenes with regard to selectivity and synthetic potential. ,, These cycloadditions ( 22 → 23 and 24 ) proceed in good yield, and the regioselectivity shows a marked dependence on the nature and position of the substituent on the CHT complex ( Scheme ).…”