The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of 2-amino-methylpyridine derivatives of the formula (I), comprising reacting in a first step 2-substituted pyridine derivatives of the formula (II), with a nitroalkane of the formula (III), in the presence of a base resulting in 2-nitromethylpyridine derivatives of the formula (IV) and hydrogenating these 2-nitromethylpyridine derivatives of the formula (IV) in a second step in the presence of a catalyst and in the presence of an acid, where in the formulae n, X, Y, R1, R2 and A are as defined in the description.本發明係關於式(I)之2-胺基-甲基吡啶衍生物之新穎製法,;其包含:第一步中使式(II)之2-經取代的吡啶衍生物;在鹼存在下與式(III)之硝基烷進行反應生成式(IV)之2-硝基甲基吡啶衍生物,;及在第二步中使式(IV)之2-硝基甲基吡啶衍生物在催化劑及酸的存在下加以氫化,其中在這些式中,n、X、Y、R1、R2及A在說明書中所界定。