Irradiation of the title compound (1a) does not yield the previously postul
ated 2,4-bis(2-nitrosophenyl)pyramidine 3a, but four products: the isomeric
pyrimido[1,2-b]indazoles 7 and 8, the pyrimido[1,6-b]indazole 9 and the py
rimido[5,3-b]indole 10. Their structures are elucidated by 2D-NMR technique
s.