The organic reactions catalyzed by 1, 4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2] octane (DABCO) are reviewed. Most of the reactions start conveniently from available substrate and proceed under mild conditions. The reactions are environmentally friendly and the catalyst can be recycled in some cases. The perspectives on DABCO-catalyzed reactions are pointed out. Keywords 1, 4-diazabicyclo [2.2.2] octane (DABCO), organic synthesis, catalysis 1,4-Diazabicyclo [2.2.2] octane (DABCO, Scheme 1), a cage-like compound, is a small diazabicyclic molecule, which has weak alkalescence, medium-hindrance and widely used in organic synthesis reactions. On the one hand, it can serve as a weak base and ligand, for example, reactions of the Nmethylation of indoles and Pd(OAc) 2 /DABCO-catalyzed Stille cross-coupling reaction, etc. On the other hand, it is also a very widely used catalyst in organic synthesis reactions, for example, the Baylis-Hillman reaction, synthesis of three-membered carbocyclic compounds and heterocyclic reactions containing oxygen, nitrogen. According to the types of products, this paper introduces the application of DABCO in organic synthesis in the recent years.