Abundant and inexpensive iron, readily catalyzed the oxidative tandem reactions of arylalkylketones and benzylamines using molecular oxygen as the green oxidant in one-pot solvent-free conditions. 2,4,6-Triaryl pyridines containing a wide variety of functional groups are synthe-sized from easily available starting materials. The synthetic importance of this reaction protocol has been demonstrated by preparing topoisomerase I and II inhibitors, and other valuable pyridine derivatives. Key intermediates are isolated and a plausible mechanism has been proposed.[a] Prof. -(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-2,6-diphenylpyridine (4 j). Yield: 67%, pale yellow solid, Melting point: 151-152°C (Lit.: 152-153°C); [25] 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.21-8.18 (m, 4H), 7.82 (s, 2H), 7.54-7.49 (m, 4H), 7.47-7.43 (m, 2H), 7.27-7.23 (m, 2H), 6.96 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 6.06 (s, HRMS (ESI, m/z): calcd for C 24 H 17 NO 2 [M + H] + 352.1332, found 352.1336. 4-(1-Naphthaylenyl)-2,6-diphenylpyridine (4 k). Yield: 85%, white crystalline solid, Melting point: 133-134°C (Lit.: 134-135°C); [24] 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.22 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 4H), 7.96 (d, J = 8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.85 (s, 2H), 7.61-7.57 (m, 2H), 7.55-7.49 (m, 7H), 7.46-7.43 (m, HRMS (ESI, m/z): calcd for C 27 H 19 N [M + H] + 358.1590, found 358.1592. 2,6-Diphenyl-4-(thiophen-2-yl)pyridine (4 l). Yield: 87%, white solid, Melting point: 162-163°C (Lit.: 162-164°C); [22] 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.29-8.26 (m, 4H), 7.94 (s, 2H), 7.67-7.66 (m,1H), 7.64-7.59 (m, 4H), 7.57-7.53 (m, 2H), 7.49-7.48 (m, 1H), 7.24-7.22 (m, 1H); 13 C HRMS (ESI, m/z): calcd for C 21 H 15 NS [M + H] + 314.0448, found 314.1000. 4-(Furan-2-yl)-2,6-diphenylpyridine (4 m). Yield: 74%, white solid, Melting point: 168-169°C (Lit.: 170-171°C); [24] 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 8.21-8.18 (m, 4H), 7.94 (s, 2H), 7.59 (d, J = 2.0 Hz, 1H), 7.54-7.49 (m, 4H), 7.47-7.42 (m, 2H), 6.99-6.98 (m, 1H), 6.58 (dd, J = 3.6, 2.0 Hz, 1H); 13 C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 157. 5, 151.9, 143.6, 139.4, 139.0, 129.1, 128.7, 127.0, 112.9, 112.1,108.5; HRMS (ESI, m/z): calcd for C 21 H 15 NO [M + H] + 298.1226, found 298.1227.