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Literature data describing the development of one-stage methods to synthesize strained polycyclic hydrocarbons involving metal complex catalysts are generalized. These methods are based on the reactions of homo- and cross-cyclization of norbornadiene and its derivatives with olefins, 1,2-dienes, 1,3-dienes and acetylenes. The synthesis of tri-, tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta-, octa-, nona-, deca-, undeca- and dodecacyclic strained hydrocarbons, difficult to be synthesized with the help of other methods, was carried out using these reactions.