Equilibrium constants and enthalpy changes are reported between a series of substituted methylpyridines and the chelate tris(dipivaloylmethanato)europium(III) in chloroform solution at 36° as obtained by calorimetric measurements. The 1∶1 adduct enthalpies are ordered in agreement with the electronic and steric effects of the methyl group in a to the heteroatom. Some anomalies are observed when the concentration ratio between ligand and chelate is higher than unity. These findings conform with the hypothesis of the existence of a supplementary equilibrium which may be assigned to the formation of the 1∶2 adduct.