The efficient copper oxidative homocoupling (CuCl/TMEDA/O
2) of alkynyl Fischer carbene complexes yields bis-carbene complexes having
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-tethers. The bimetallic complexes are exceptional templates to prepare diverse organic symmetric structures connected by
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-extendedfragments.