Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... A general procedure for the synthesis of substituted phenylacetylpyridines in excellent yields is described using a Horner-Emmons condensation between α-aminoalkylphosphonates of pyridinecarboxaldehydes and benzaldehydes with cesium carbonate at room temperature. ... A general procedure ...