The novel chiral vinyl boronate (+)-1 was utilized as a dienophile in a series of [4+2] cycloadditions. The intermediate cyclized products obtained were oxidized directly (H2O2, NaOH). The resulting alcohols displayed enantiomeric excesses of 7-33%. A slight preference for the endo configuration was observed, in agreement with previous results. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.