Role of Pyridine and Alternative Solvents in Raney Nickel Catalyzed Nitrile Reduction?

What is the purpose of adding pyridine in these reactions (O.G. Backeberg and B. Staskun, J. Chem. Soc., 1962, 3961–3963), where Raney Nickel is used as a catalyst for reducing nitriles to...

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