The aza analogs of seequifulvalene may adopt various structures, and of these several 1- alkyl-4-azolylidene-1, 4-dihydropyridmes 8A-8B have been prepared by deprotonation of their corresponding 1-alkyl-4azolylpyridinium dta. These novel structures 8 could show a spectrum of properties ranging from those of ethylenes to betaines. Semiempirical (MNDO//MNDO), experimental dipole moment values (ca 9.05 D),'H and W NMR data, and ...