Reaction of the title imines with diphenyldiazomethane gives a Δ3‐1,3,4‐triazoline, which leads, after loss of dinitrogen, to a transient azomethine ylide. Subsequent elimination of ethyl or methyl chloroformate gives the unexpected 1,1‐diphenyl‐4,4‐dichloro‐2‐aza‐1,3‐butadiene.