Here we describe the realization of a one-pot protocol for the β-C–H halogenation of cyclic enones via umpolung of the β-carbon. The developed method includes hydrazone formation and selective β-halogenation (bromination, chlorination) with N-bromosuccinimide and Palau’chlor (2-chloro-1,3-bis(methoxycarbonyl)guanidine) followed by hydrolysis of the hydrazone moiety. Using the optimized conditions,