Patent 7220863 was granted and assigned to Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology on May, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for preparing 2-aminopyridine derivatives, which comprises substituting of fluorine for hydrazine moiety and reducing with hydrogen using 3-substituted-2,5,6-trifluoropyridine as a starting material, provides 2-aminopyridine derivatives having a purity over 98% under a mild reaction condition.