Syntheses of optically active 2-substituted cyclopropanecarboxylic acids from chiral α-hydroxysilane derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00759-X

Optically active 2-alkylcyclopropanecarboxylic acids were efficiently synthesized from the chiral α-hydroxytrimethylsilanes via a diastereoselective cyclopropanation as the key step.