Biological Occurence and Biosynthesis -- Naturally Occurring Anthracyclines -- Biosynthetic Anthracycline Variants -- Anthracycline Biosynthesis: Genes, Enzymes and Mechanisms -- Synthesis and Chemistry -- Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Anthracyclinones -- Combinatorial Synthesis of Linearly Condensed Polycyclic Compounds, Including Anthracyclinones, Through Tandem Diels–Alder Additions -- Fluorinated Anthracyclines -- Synthesis of the Sugar Moieties -- Nonnatural Glycosyl Anthraquinones as DNA Binding and Photocleaving Agents -- Syntheses of Anthracyclines and Fredericamycin A via Strong Base-Induced Cycloaddition Reaction of Homophthalic Anhydrides.