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In another of its aspects the invention resides in the process which comprises reacting 2-(lower-alkoxy)-1-(pyridinyl)ethenyl lower-alkyl ketone of formula II with cyanoacetamide or malonamide in the presence of a condensing agent and neutralizing the reaction mixture to produce 1,2-dihydro-6-R-2-oxo-5-PY-nicotinonitrile or 1,2-dihydro-6-R-2-oxo-5-PY-nicotinamide of formula III, where R, R', PY and Q have the meanings given for formula III. In preferred embodiments 2-ethoxy(or methoxy)-1-(4- or 3-pyridinyl)ethenyl methyl(or ethyl) ketone is reacted with cyanoacetamide or malonamide in the presence of an alkali lower-alkoxide, preferably sodium methoxide, and then the reaction mixture is neutralized to produce 1,2-dihydro-6-methyl(or ethyl)-2-oxo-5-[4(or 3)-pyridinyl]nicotinonitrile or 1,2-dihydro-6-methyl(or ethyl)-2-oxo-5-[4(or 3)-pyridinyl]nicotinamide, respectively. In a particularly preferred embodiment 2-ethoxy-1-(4-pyridinyl)ethenyl methyl ketone is reacted with cyanoacetamide in the presence of sodium methoxide and the reaction mixture is neutralized to produce 1,2-dihydro-6-methyl-2-oxo-5-(4 -pyridinyl)nicotinonitrile.