The adducts 1−10 used in the present study were generally prepared (29−85%) by subjecting the relevant enamine to reaction with chloroform or bromoform and sodium hydroxide in the presence of the phase-transfer catalyst triethylbenzylammonium chloride (TEBAC) under conditions first defined by Ma̧kosza. 5 Despite the propensity of gem-dihalogenocyclopropanes carrying electron-donating substituents to undergo facile electrocyclic ring cleavage, 6 these ...