dine (13) were prepared from readily available pyridine precursors by standard coupling reactions. Pyrolysis of 10 at 810 °C/0.5 Torr provided benzo[f]isoquinoline (45) and the benzopentalene dimer 47. Pyrolysis of 11 (820 °C/0.5 Torr) afforded benzo[f]quinoline (50), benzo[h]isoquinoline (52), and a mixture of isomers of 47. Pyrolysis of 13 (820 °C/0.3 Torr) provided benzo[h]quinoline (56) and the