Elimination of an alkyl chain substituted on an aromatic ring results in the appearance of free radicals.
The dependence of relative intensity and frequency of bands of aromatic ring on the atomic number of lanthanides indicates the presence of a double-double effect.
"Pyridine: Any of a class of aromatic compounds with a six-member aromatic ring composed of five carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, making it a heterocyclic compound."
In the picoline pyrolysis experiment, the methyl disengages from aromatic ring to form methane firstly, then the following reaction of the aromatic ring is similar to pyridine.