PURPOSE: To produce the subject compound useful as a synthetic raw material for medicines and agrochemicals from 2-chloro-5-trichloromethylpyridine as a starting raw material by one pot.

CONSTITUTION: 2-chloro-5-trichloromethylpyridine is reacted with an amine of formula I (R1 is H, alkyl or aminoalkyl; R2 is H or alkyl) and hydrogen in the presence of a hydrogenating catalyst, preferably Raney nickel under normal pressure to 100kg/cm2, preferably under normal pressure to 30kg/cm2 hydrogen pressure at 0-100°C, preferably 10-50°C to give a 2-chloro-5- aminomethylpyridine of formula II. 2-chloro-5-trichloromethylpyridine as the starting raw material can be simply produced by chlorinating industrially readily producible 3-methylpyridine.