Z. Madarasz et al., Photochemistry of N-heterocycles, 6. Effect of substituents on photochemically induced reduction of some 2(4),5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazines, ACH-MODEL C, 136(4), 1999, pp. 393-405
The photochemically induced ring contractions have been extended to 3-aryl-
5,6-diphenyl-2,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazines in order to study the effect of th
e electron-withdrawing and -donating groups at position 4 of the 3-aryl gro
up. Relative reaction rates have been measured and ratio of the extrusion o
f N(1)/N(2) in the 2-methyl series were studied. Results are supporting our
hypothetic mechanism.