The chemo- and enantioselective cyclopropanation of allylic alcohols containing additional olefins was investigated using the dioxaborolane-derived reagent. High chemo- and enantioselectivities were usually observed if a mixture of the chiral dioxaborolane ligand/allylic alcohol was treated with a solution of Zn(CH2I)(2) . DME complex. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd