I need to do a reaction with dry pyridine.  I know I can buy it dry, but I want to be able to keep it dry for future use.  (The lab that I'm currently working in is poorly set up to do this type of thing; that's what I get for doing a sabbatical in a Materials Science and Metallurgy Department.)  Can I just throw in some molecular sieves and blanket it with nitrogen after use in a glove bag?

I'm doing some metal-organic framework synthesis and most of the syntheses employ DEF or DMF.  I'm not a fan of either solvent (okay - I'm a solid state chemist) and would like to use something a bit "greener".  Does anyone have suggestions for resources that talk about green solvents for inorganic system, particularly resources that suggest specific replacements for solvents?