The research progress on carbonylation reactions of heterocycles (such as epoxides and aziridines) during the last 40 years is reviewed in the presence of transition metal complex catalysts.

• 综述了近40年来杂环化合物和一氧化碳在金属络合物催化下的羰基化反应,详细讨论了不同类型反应的有关机理,并展望了该领域的研究前景。