Photolysis of a nitrite to form a δ-nitroso alcohol. The mechanism is believed to involve a
homolytic
RO–NO
cleavage, followed by δ-hydrogen
abstraction and radical
coupling.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2223
(Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2229