N-Heterocyclic　rings　are　versatile　structural　units　that　widely　dispersed　in　a　variety　of　natural　products,　biological　active　species,　and　photoelectric　materials.　They　are　also　useful　building　blocks　in　synthetic　community.　This　review　mainly　focused　on　recent　progress　on　gold-catalyzed　intermolecular　nitrene　transfer　reactions　with　alkynes.　This　strategy　complements　the　toolbox　for　the　synthesis　of　multisubstituted　N-heterocyclic　compounds.　Mechanistically,　activated　by　a　suitable　gold　catalyst,　the　specific　alkyne　could　react　with　a　nitrene　precursor,　providing　the　final　N-heterocyclic　compounds　in　highly　efficient　manner.　©　2017　Chinese　Chemical　Society　&　SIOC,　CAS.