The results described herein demonstrate how the very mild reaction conditions of the Co(I)-catalyzed photochemical [2 + 2 + 2] cyclocotrimerization are suited to prepare chiral compounds containing unsubstituted and polysubstituted 2-pyridyl moieties starting from chiral nitriles without any detectable loss of enantiomerical purity. This further increases the already very broad synthetic scope of
predominantly catalyze Michael addition reactions. Inorganic and organic base‐catalyzed Michael addition reactions have been reported. However, known base‐catalyzedreactions suffer from the requirement of solvents, additives, high pressure and also side‐reactions. Herein, we demonstrate a mild and environmentally friendly strategy of readily available KOtBu‐catalyzed Michael addition reactions. This simple