Abstract

This review describes the literature of nucleophilic additions of organometallic and metal hydride reagents to cyclopropenes with a particular focus on the regiochemical and stereochemical aspects of the addition reactions.

Keywords: walsh model, cyclopropene chemistry, carbometallation, electrophiles, alkylzinc addition, grignard reagents, cyclopropylbutyrolactones, natural products synthesis, hydroboration