Photocyclisation of 1,3-diphenyl-5-(2′-halogenophenyl)pyrazoles: a mechanism of homolytic carbon–halogen bond fission assisted by radical complexation
Abstract
Photocyclisation of 1,3-diphenyl-5-(2′-halogenophenyl)pyrazoles proceeds in high quantum yield from the S0v state followed by homolytic cleavage of the carbon–halogen bond assisted by intramolecular radical complexation whereas that of 1,3-diphenyl-5-(2′-methoxyphenyl)pyrazole proceeds by a different and low quantum yield pathway.