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Highly selective addition reaction of vinylidenecyclopropanes 1 was realized by treatment with LDA in THF and quenching with aldehydes, ketones, and enones. A number of vinylcyclopropenes, allenols, and 1,3-enynes were obtained selectively in moderate to good yields depending on the nature of different electrophiles.

[reaction: see text] A number of pyrrolidine and 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives are prepared selectively in moderate to good yields by the reaction of arylvinylidenecyclopropanes 1 with ethyl (arylimino)acetates 2 in the presence of Lewis acid depending on the electronic nature both of 2 and R1 or R2 aromatic groups of 1.