“…Finally, naphthotriazole 3 was synthesized from 2,3-diaminonaphthalene by published procedures. 9 As a test of its competency as a radical generator, triazole 1 was photolyzed in ethanol at 300 and 350 nm. Products 7 and 8 were obtained, in accord with studies on benzotriazole itself, 8 along with solvolysis products 9 and 10.…”