acetates have been irradiated by UV light. The reactions observed are: (1) cleavage of the O-acyl bond, leading to phenols, (2) photo-Fries rearrangements, leading to toluene derivatives. Methoxy substituents at the o- and/or p-positions were found to be displaced by the acyl moiety. The decarboxylation reaction is considerably enhanced by substitution at the o- and/or m-positions. In i-propanol and