Table 2.

Photolysis (λ > 300 nm) of Nitrite Esters (RONO) in Benzene^a

R group	dimeric nitroso products	ref
n-octyl	4-nitroso-1-octanol, “mixed dimer” γ-nitrosoheptane-4-nitroso-1-octanol, γ-nitrosoheptane	361b
2-phenyl-1-ethyl	ω-nitrosotoluene	362
4-phenyl-1-butyl	4-nitroso-4-phenyl-1-butanol	362
5-phenyl-1-pentyl	4-nitroso-5-phenyl-1-pentanol	362
4-heptyl	1-nitroso-4-heptanol	363
2-hexyl	2-nitroso-5-hexanol	363
3-heptyl	2-nitroso-5-heptanol	363
4-octyl	2-nitroso-5-octanol	363
5-nonyl	2-nitroso-5-nonanol	363
2-methyl-2-butyl	nitrosoethane	363
2-methyl-2-pentyl	1-nitrosopropane	363
2-methyl-2-hexyl	5-nitroso-2-methyl-2-hexanol	363
2,5-dimethyl-2-hexyl	5-nitroso-2,5-dimethyl-2-hexanol (monomer)	363
3-methyl-2-butyl	2-nitrosopropane	364
2,2-dimethyl-1-propyl	2-nitroso-2-methylpropane (monomer)	364
3,3-dimethyl-2-butyl	2-nitroso-2-methylpropane (monomer)	364
2-cyclohexyl-1-ethyl	2-(-1-nitroso-1-cyclohexyl)-1-ethanol	365
3-cyclohexyl-1-propyl	3-(1-nitroso-1-cyclohexyl)-1-propanol	365
4-cyclohexyl-1-butyl	4-(1-nitroso-1-cyclohexyl)-1-butanol	365
2-cyclohexyl-1-cyclohexyl		365
2-ethyl-1-cyclohexyl		365
cyclobutyl	4-nitrosobutanal	366
cyclopentyl	5-nitrosopentanol	366
cycloheptyl	6-nitrosohexanol and 4-nitroso-1-cycloheptanol	366
cyclooctyl	4-nitroso-1-cyclooctanol	366
dl-1-isobornyl	dl-1-nitroso-α-campholanaldehyde	367c

^aIn degassed solution using a mercury arc.

^bIn heptane

^c300 nm < λ < 400 nm; the compound is destroyed by sunlight.