rings in association with pyridyl or ethynylpyridyl moieties, from 6-bromo-2-pyridylzinc chloride (11) is described. This new functional heteroarylzinc reagent, readily accessible from 2,6-dibromopyridine, may undergo a selective palladium-catalyzed carbon−carbon bond-forming reaction to yield the corresponding 6-substituted-2-bromopyridines 13. Further manipulation of the remaining bromine atom in 13