The addition of 2-methylpyridine organometallics to enaminone 6 was studied. A number of metalation/transmetalation experiments were carried out in our screening for a suitable nucleophile. Initially, several reactions were conducted using the known 2-((tributylstannyl)methyl)pyridine8 as a nucleophile in the addition reaction to a preformed iminium salt formed from 6 and triflic anhydride.9 As a result, it was found that this transformation required low temperature in order to proceed without decomposition. After optimization, it was established that compounds 7a, b could be obtained in 47% yield with a 3:1 diastereomeric ratio.