| abstract |
A process by which a pyridine derivative having a substituent of a heterocyclic structure in the 2-position can be easily produced with satisfactory selectivity. The process, which is for producing a pyridine derivative which has a substituent of a heterocyclic structure in the 2-position and is represented by, e.g., the general formula (III), is characterized by reacting a 2-sulfonylpyridine derivative represented by the general formula (I) with an organometallic compound represented by, e.g., the general formula (II). (I) (II) (III) (In the formulae, the symbols are the same as defined in the description.) |