PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION OF 1- AND 2-NAPHTHALENECARBONITRILE WITH SOME METHYLBENZENES
1- and 2-Naphthalenecarbonitriles (1- and 2-NN) photochemically react with 1,2,4,5-tetramethylbenzene (4) (but not with lower homologues).The products are (1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis-(2,4,5-trimethylbenzene) (5) and 3-hydroxy-1-naphthalenecarbonitrile with