Stereoselective Synthesis of Cyclopropanols

Cyclopropanols have found an increasing number of uses as synthetic intermediates and as functional groups in the design of enzyme inhibitors. This mini-review will discuss some of the most recent and successful methodologies for the synthesis of these entities, focusing mainly on the stereoselective transformations. The new procedure developed in our group for the preparation of cyclopropanols in chiral form is also reviewed.