Nitroolefins are widely used for the synthesis of valuable cyclic and acyclic compounds. Synthesis of polysubstituted pyrrolidines and 1 H -pyrroles, as well as the skeleton of spiroindolinopyrrolidin-2-one starting from the title compounds is well known. Herein the recent (2013–2015) examples leading to five-membered nitrogen heterocycles (with exception of the above-mentioned structures) are focused. How to Cite Mieriņa, I.; Jure, M. Chem. Heterocycl. Compd. 2016 , 52 , 10. [ Khim. Geterotsikl. Soedin. 2016 , 52 , 10.] For this article in the English edition see DOI 10.1007/s10593-016-1823-9