The photolytic behaviour of the zwitterionic pyrido1,2-bpyridazinium
-4-olate (1) was studied. A marked difference was observed depending o
n the wavelength used; irradiation with a light of lambda>280 nm resul
ted in 3-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)isoxazole (2) and 2-phenyl-3-(2-pyridylca
rbonyl)azirine (3) as main products, while the use of light of lambda<
280 afforded 2-phenyl-5-(2-pyridyl)-oxazole (5) and 1-amino-1-phenyl-3
-(2-pyridyl)prop-1-en-3-one (6) as main products. A mechanistic sugges
tion is provided.