β-(5-Methyl-4-phenylpyridin-2-yl)alkanols

The α-lithiomethyl derivative obtained by the metallation of 2,5-dimethyl-4-phenylpyridine with methyllithium has been used in the synthesis of several alcohols of the pyridine series. © 1973 Consultants Bureau, a division of Plenum Publishing Corporation.