“…Thus, 3-fluoro-l-methylpyrazole (26) and 4-fluoro-l-methylpyrazole (27) were each observed to phototranspose to a single primary product, 2-fluoro-1-methylimidazole (29) and 4-fluoro-1-methylimidazole (30), respectively. Photolysis of 5-fluoro-1-methylpyrazole (28) was accompanied by formation of two phototransposition products, 5-fluoro-l-methylimidazole (31) and 2fluoro-l-methylimidazole (29) in a ratio of 9.1:1.0. Both products were detected by GLC after 5 min of irradiation, and the concentration vs irradiation time profile confirms that they are both primary products.…”