Chiral isoxazole and carbocyclic pyrimidine nucleoside analogues were synthesized via (3 + 2)-cycloadditions of chiral pyrimidinyl-substituted dimethyl cyclopropanedicarboxylates. In the presence of MgI 2 , (3 + 2)-cycloadditions of chiral pyrimidinyl-substituted cyclopropanes with nitrosoarenes afforded diverse chiral isoxazole pyrimidine nucleoside analogues in up to 78 % yield and 88-96 % ee. Using Nd(OTf) 3 as the catalyst, the annulation reaction with silyl enol ethers generated a series of chiral carbocyclic pyrimidine nucleoside analogues in up to 64 % yield, > 20 : 1 dr, and 87-96 % ee. The proposed methods either reduced or avoided partial racemization.