By using a palladium catalyst with ZnEt2, activated vinylcyclopropanes were successfully converted into the corresponding β,γ-unsaturated carboxylic acids in high yields under a CO2 atmosphere (1 atm). The intermediate in this reaction is thought to be a nucleophilic η(1)-allylethylpalladium species, which would be produced from π-allylpalladium and ZnEt2 (umpolung reactivity).