Abstract A series of hitherto unknown N-(pent-4-enyl-1-oxy) pyridine-2 (1 H)-thiones (6) were prepared from substituted pent-4-enyl tosylates or benzylic chlorides. On irradiation with incandescent light heterocycles 6 liberated alkoxy radicals 2, which were studied for rearrangement reactions. Surprisingly, all transformations involving the 1-phenylpent-4-enyl- 1-oxy radical (2a), for example, to give the substituted thioether 8, 2-bro-momethyl-5- ...