One-pot and one-step novel N-methylation of 2,6-diaminopyridine

2,6-Diaminopyridine is extensively used as a pharmaceutical intermediate and a hair dye coupler. It is soluble in protic solvents. Primary and secondary amines are N-methylated by various me-thods such as direct alkylation of amines with Hofmann mechanism, but in many of these me-thods due to over-alkylations, we earn a mixture of amino products. Consequently, they arenʹt selective in the case of secondary amines preparation. Also, the synthesis of secondary amines is a problematic field in organic chemistry. In this research, 2,6-diaminopyridine N-methylated-selictivity was done from reaction with sodium azide and orthoformic ester in low time with good yields.