Procedures for the synthesis of captodative aminoalkenes, which were developed primarily over the last 15 years, are systematised. The influence of the structural and stereoelectronic effects of the substituents both at the nitrogen atom and at the double bond on the reactivity of these systems is considered. Particular emphasis is given to regio- and stereoselectivity of electrophilic, nucleophilic and radical reactions of captodative aminoalkenes as well as to processes of the construction of carbo- and heterocyclic compounds based on these aminoalkenes. A special section is devoted to the chemistry of methylidene- and arylmethylidenequinuclidin-3-ones. The bibliography includes 327 references.