The action of 2-, 3-, and 4-pyridinecarboxaldehydes on 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)-2-lithium-and 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)-2,7-dilithiumnaphthalenes gave secondary mono-and dicarbinols containing pyridylcarbinol groups at C-2 and C-7 of the proton sponge. Spectral and X-ray diffraction structural data were used to study the molecular structure of these products.