The reactivity of a series of bispropargylsulfones with an ortho alkenyl moiety was studied. Underbasic condition, these molecules isomerized to the bis-diene-allene system capable of undergoing 6π-electro-(EC) as well as Garratt–Braverman (GB) cyclization. The reaction generally favours the GB process but the balance can be tilted towards the 6π-EC pathway by suitable perturbation of structure and