changes the standard reaction pathway a of 1 in solution toward nucleophiles completely: the chlorinated N-vinylpyridinium salts 11 and 12 were formed after the reaction of 10 with pyridine or triphenylphosphane. These are useful intermediates for the synthesis of new N- and 4-substituted 1,4-dihydropyridines 13-15 as could be demonstrated for compound 11. To explain the reactivity pattern of compounds