A new disulfonamide prepared from alpha-amino acid in five steps catalyzed cyclopropanation of allylic alcohols with Et(2)Zn and CH2I2 to afford the corresponding cyclopropylmethanols in moderate to good enantioselectivites. In particular, the reaction of cinnamyl alcohol in the presence of a chiral disulfonamide 1k afforded an excellent enantioselectivity (85% ee). (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.