Photochemistry of phenyl azides bearing 2-hydroxy and 2-amino groups studied by matrix-isolation spectroscopy: Generation and characterization of reactive o-quinoid compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/jlac.199619961206

Broad-band irradiation (λ > 370 nm) of 2-hydroxyphenyl azide (1) in Ar at 10 K monitored by IR resulted in the formation of at least three major products, all of which were shown to be photointerconvertible under these conditions. The two products showing