An ovel methodology for the 1,1-dichlorocyclopropanation of dicarbonyl conjugated olefins was described. The developed protocol is simple and uses readily accessible starting materials, allowing the isolation of the desired adducts in moderate to excellent yields (up to 99 %). Furthermore, the reaction tolerated scale up to the gram scale;thus highlighting the syntheticp otentialo ft his transformation.Controle xperimentsa nd DFT studies revealed that the reaction proceeded through aM ichael-initiated ring-closure process, in which reactiont emperature played ac rucial role. Finally,t hese gem-dichlorocyclopropanes were also employed in the preparation of at risubstituted naphthyl derivative and ad iastereoselective reduction was also demonstrated.Scheme1.Previousstudies and our proposal for the gem-dichlorocyclopropanationofo lefins. TMS = trimethylsilyl.[a] G.The reaction mixture was purified through column chromatography on silica gel (elution:h exane/CH 2 Cl 2 1:1) to afford product 2l as ac olorless oil (59 mg, 99 %).