Michael addition reactions play a major role in the establishment of carbon–carbon and carbon–heteroatom bonds. Non‐catalytic as well as catalytic methodologies are well known for these reactions. Zinc catalysis in the Michael addition has achieved great importance due to the broad substrate scope, mild reaction conditions, and excellent reactivity and selectivity, along with the availability of a variety of useful chiral ligands. As an inexpensive, abundant and less toxic metal, zinc occupies an important position in green chemistry for organic synthesis. Herein, the significant advances in zinc‐catalysed Michael addition reactions that follow an enolate pathway are discussed, and this Focus Review covers the literature from 2001 to 2017.

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锌催化迈克尔加成反应的最新发展和前景

迈克尔加成反应在碳-碳和碳-杂原子键的建立中起主要作用。对于这些反应，非催化方法和催化方法学是众所周知的。由于广泛的底物范围，温和的反应条件，出色的反应性和选择性以及各种有用的手性配体的可用性，迈克尔加成反应中的锌催化已经变得非常重要。锌作为一种廉价，丰富且毒性较小的金属，在有机合成的绿色化学中占有重要地位。本文讨论了遵循烯醇酸途径的锌催化迈克尔加成反应的重大进展，本《聚焦评论》涵盖了2001年至2017年的文献。