A series of novel N substituted 2-methylimidazo [1,2a]pyridine-3-carboxamides has been synthesised in high yield by a convenient method and characterised by 1 H NMR, MS, IR and elemental analysis Keywords: 2-aminopyridine, heterocycle, amide, imidazole[1,2a]pyridine Nitrogen bridge-head heterocycles containing an imidazole [1,2a]pyridine ring are a common and important structural motif in pharmaceutical products, with activities spanning a diverse range of targets. Several reports in the literature described the application of these substances as inhibitors of UV-induced keratinocytic apoptosis 1 and as antiviral agents. 2 Recently, many reports described this type of compounds as having potential as inhibitors of the gastric H + /K + -ATPase, 3 as IRAK-4 inhibitors, 4 as HIF-1α prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors, 5 and with anti-proliferative and DNA-intercalating activity, 6 analgesic and anti-inflammatory 7 , cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors 8 .Until now, most efforts have been focused on preparing compounds with different substituents in the 5, 6, 7, 8 positions. However, to the best of our knowledge, studies on the position 3 have rarely been reported. Prompted by these observations and in continuation of our research on the preparation of new heterocyclic compounds with anticipated biological activity, in the pharmaceutical area, we have synthesised a series of novel N substituted 2-methylimidazo[1,2a]pyridine-3-carboxamides. The synthetic route is depicted in Scheme 1.