In photolysis of 4,4'-diazidodiphenyl sulfide quintet ESR peaks were o
bserved and the plots of these signal intensities vs. temperature obey
ed the Curie law, although no quintet signals were observed in the pho
tolysis of 4,4'-diazidodiphenyl ether. The ESR spectrum upon the irrad
iation of 3,4'-diazidodiphenyl sulfide showed quintet resonances of 3,
4'-dinitrenodiphenyl sulfide. Both Curie analysis and PM3-CI calculati
ons indicated that the quintet state is a ground-state.