1,2-Thiaphospholes 3a,b react with (1-diazo-2-oxoalkyl)silanes 1a−c to form [1,2] ,2]thiaphosphole systems 4 with cis-anti-cis configuration of the tricyclic framework. They are accompanied by small amounts of compounds 5 that are presumably the cis-syn-cis isomers of 4, and 6-alkylidene-1-phospha-2-thiabicyclo[3.1.0]hex-3-enes 6. It is likely that these reactions proceed by [3+2] cycloaddition of diazocumulenes, which coexist with diazo compounds as minor equilibrium components, at the P=C bond of the heterophospholes, followed by N 2 elimination and formation of short-lived 2-alkylidene-