A series of neutral pyridyl adducts involving the strong Lewis acids BF 3 and B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 has been prepared, and their second-order nonlinear optical coefficients (EFISH method) have been examined. The formation of the pyridyl-boron bond leads to enhancement of the dipole moments and second-order NLO coefficients (β and β(0)). Reactions of DMAP (4-Me 2 N-C 5 H 4 N) with BH 3 , BF 3 , and B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 give the corresponding neutral pyridine adducts DMAP‚-BH 3 (orthorhombic, Pbca, a ) 9.6914(7) Å; b ) 11.7173(9) Å; c ) 22.718(2) Å; V ) 1622.4(5) Å 3 ; Z ) 8; p ) 1.114 g cm -3 ), DMAP‚BF 3 (orthorhombic, Pbca, a ) 10.430(3) Å; b ) 8.111(2) Å; c ) 20.295(7) Å; V ) 1717.0(9) Å 3 ; Z ) 8; p ) 1.470 g cm -3 ), and DMAP‚B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 (orthorhombic, Pbca, a ) 12.322(1) Å; b ) 20.556(2) Å; c ) 28.455(3) Å; V ) 7207.4(14) Å 3 ; Z ) 8; p ) 1.508 g cm -3 ). Reactions of Me 2 N-4-C 6 H 4 -CHdCH-C 5 H 4 N, MeO-4-C 6 H 4 -CHdCH-C 5 H 4 N, and Me 2 N-4-C 6 H 4 -CtC-C 5 H 4 N with BF 3 and B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 result in materials that are highly luminescent and incorporate structural features that are known to give rise to large second-order NLO effects. X-ray diffraction analysis for the compound Me 2 N-4-C 6 H 4 -CtC-C 5 H 4 N‚B(C 6 F 5 ) 3 (monclinic, P2 1 /c, a ) 9.883(2) Å; b ) 10.717(1) Å; c ) 28.421-(4) Å; β ) 91.96(1)°; V ) 2993.4(8) Å 3 ; Z ) 4; p ) 1.629 g cm -3 ) is also described.