The catalytic activity of chiral binaphthyldiimine (BINIM)–Ni (II) complexes for asymmetric enantioselective diazoalkane cycloadditions of ethyl diazoacetate with 3-acryloyl-2- oxazolidinone and 2-(2-alkenoyl)-3-pyrazolidinone derivatives was evaluated. The cycloadditions of 3-acryloyl-2-oxazolidinone and its 5, 5-dimethyl derivative, in the presence of the BINIM–Ni (II) complex (10 mol%; prepared from (R)-BINIM-4Ph-2QN (ligand C) and ...