Nineteen new bimacrocyclic, monomacrocyclic, and nonmacrocyclic pyridines 1–6 bearing amide functions have been synthesized and utilized in base‐catalyzed additions of alcohols (ethanol, 2‐propanol) and polyols [propane‐1,2‐diol (11a), butane‐1,3‐diol (12a), methyl 4,6‐O‐benzylidene‐α‐D‐glucopyranoside (13a)] to diphenylketene. Compounds 4c, 4d and 1b proved to be efficient and selective catalysts; 4c and 4d exhibited better results with 11a and 12a, and 1b was the best catalyst for selective 2‐O‐acylation of 13a.