AbstractThe chlorophyll sensitised photodegradation of 2‐dimethylamino‐5, 6‐dimethylpyrimidin‐4‐ol (I), a hydrolysis product of pirimicarb, in the solid state on silica gel and in chloroform solution has been investigated. The product distribution in the solid state photodegradation was different from that in chloroform solution and was dependent upon the wavelength range of the incident radiation. When radiation of wavelength greater than 420 nm was used, the products formed in the chlorophyll sensitised degradation of I in the solid state were similar to those obtained when Rose Bengal or Methylene Blue were used as sensitisers. These results indicate that singlet oxygen is implicated in the sensitised photodegradation of I in the solid state. Numerous products were formed in each of the system
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