2,6-Bis(bromomethyl)pyridine may be used in the preparation of the following:a new pyridine-pyrazole derivative, 2,6-bis(3,5-diphenylpyrazol-1-ylmethyl)pyridinea large macrocyclic ligand,N(1),N(7)-pyridine-2,6-dimethyl-N(2),N(6)-bis(6-(3-(1H-benzo[d]imidazol-1-yl)propanamido)pyridin-2-yl)pyridine-2,6-dicarboxamide dibromidesmall-ring, potentially tridentate Se(2)N(pyridyl)-donor macrocycles