Transition metal-catalyzed cycloaddition reaction is one of the most efficient ways to access ring systems and remains to be one of the most active areas in organic chemistry. The discovery of 3-acyloxy-1,4-enyne (ACE) and 3-hydroxy-1,4-enyne (HYE) as the five-carbon components has led to the development of various Rh-catalyzed [5+1] and [5+2] cycloadditions in our group. These novel methods offered efficient access to highly substituted six- and seven-membered carbocycles. I will present our progresses on the development, application and mechanistic studies of the following four [5+1] and [5+2] cycloadditions. 1) Using ACE bearing an electron-rich ester as the five-carbon component, a [5+1] cycloaddition was realized under mild conditions for the preparation of highly substituted phenols. 2) Based on our previous success on Rh-catalyzed intermolecular [5+2] cycloaddition of ACE and alkynes, a library of highly substituted tropones was successfully prepared by modifying the cycloheptatriene products derived from the [5+2] cycloaddition. 3) The scope of the Rh-catalyzed intramolecular [5+2] cycloaddition of ACE with alkenes was expanded and the Rh-catalyzed intramolecular [5+2] cycloaddition of ACE with allenes was developed for the synthesis of highly functionalized bicyclic 5-7 fused ring systems with multiple stereogenic centers. 4) Using HYE as the 5-carbon component, a [5+1] carbonylative benzannulation reaction was previously developed in our group for the synthesis of tricyclic carbazoles. The scope of this tandem reaction is now expanded to the synthesis of tetra- and even pentacyclic ring systems including furocarbazoles, thiophenocarbazole, pyrrolocarbazole, and indolocarbazole. Metal carbene intermediates are involved in most of these cycloadditions. The strategy of using propargylic esters and propargylic alcohols as the Rh(I) carbene precursor should have broad implications in transition metal catalysis and metal carbene chemistry.