Abstract Starting from 4-chloropyridine and 2, 6-dialkylphenoxides, 4-(3, 5-dialkyl-4- hydroxyphenyl) pyridines are obtained via an electrochemically induced S RN 1 reaction using 2, 4′-bipyridine as a mediator (alkyl= pentyl, isopropyl, methyl). Quaternization of 4-