Page 1. Tetrahedron Letters, Vol.30, No.6, pp 747-750, 1989 0040-4039/89 $3.00 + .OO ... yield. The addition of 2a at the 2- or 6-position of the pyridine nucleus was not observed. The work-up of the present method is so simple (only ... la o-Cyanopyridine (lb) p-Cyanopyridine (lc) ...