We then hypothesized that these reaction conditions should achieve an analogous transformation of pyridines. Indeed, we have found that an electronically diverse set of pyridines undergo labeling through the ANRORC sequence and the intermediacy of a N-succinyl pyridinium species. Optimization of this reaction on pyridine substrates, summarized in Table , led to the Though this reaction was successful at room temperature, performing the triflylation and amine addition at -78 ˚C significantly improved yields (Figure ).