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The 2-bromo-5(or 6)-tri-
n-butylstannylpyridines, prepared from dibromopyridines
and i-PrMgCl at roomtemperature, undergo Negishi coupling with either alkyl or arylzinc chlorides. The new alkyl-
and aryl-substituted pyridylstannanes produced are shown to be suitable for further functionalization by Stillecoupling. A group of new liquid crystalline materials with aromatic cores comprised of pyridine
andthiophene rings were prepared utilizing these new pyridinylstannanes as key intermediates.