6-methyl-2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde (Aldrich) and 4-phenylsemicarbazide (Fluka) were used. Elemental microanalysis and mass spectrum of the reagent were recorded at HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi. Spectrophotometric studies were carried out on Hitachi 220 Spectrophotometer. IR in KBr was recorded on Perkin Elmer 1430 Infrared spectrophotometer.