The main source of pyridine is coal tar. In view of the small percentage of pyridine in this source, 0.1%,la it was thought desirable to investigate various synthetic methods. The cata-(1) Ensign, U. S. N. R.(la) "Reilly Coal Tar Chemicals," Reilly Tar and Chemical Corporation, 1940. (2) A good review of the literature is found in H. Maier-Bode and